Kitchen Appliance Repair & Maintenance

Ocean County College in Ocean County, New Jersey is issuing a Request for Bid (RFB) for on-call kitchen appliance repair and maintenance services to support its campus operations. The procurement seeks qualified and experienced vendors to provide timely, reliable, and code-compliant repair services for commercial kitchen and food service equipment, including ice machines, ovens, refrigeration units, dishwashers, and other appliances detailed in an extensive equipment inventory. Contractors must submit pricing on an all-inclusive hourly basis with separate rates for regular, overtime, and holiday work, materials markup percentages applied against an estimated $5,000 base cost, and a flat-rate service call fee when repairs are not performed. Required qualifications include compliance with New Jersey prevailing wage requirements, appropriate licenses and permits, worker's compensation and general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000, business registration certification, affirmative action compliance documentation, non-discrimination provisions, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, statement of ownership disclosure, and certifications regarding Iran investment activities and Russia/Belarus sanctions compliance. The bidding schedule includes a question submission deadline of April 2, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., with sealed bids due by April 15, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Ocean County College's Administrative Building #1, Room 012 in Toms River, New Jersey. The contract term is one year beginning April 23, 2026 through April 22, 2027, with an optional renewal period from April 23, 2027 through June 30, 2027, and award notification is anticipated within 60 days of bid opening.

The solicitation does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types eligible to respond, nor does it identify incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requirements requiring integration. The contract is structured as an as-needed service arrangement with no guaranteed minimum or maximum purchase amounts, as Ocean County College reserves the right to adjust quantities as needed. Specific award values or budget ranges are not provided in the solicitation documents; instead, pricing is submitted on the specified hourly and materials basis, with the actual contract value dependent on the volume of repair and maintenance services required during the contract term. Contractors must report to the campus Work Control Center upon arrival, maintain detailed work records, submit itemized invoices with work order numbers and facility reports, and perform all work in a manner that does not interrupt existing campus operations.