T2499 Foods: Various Foods Items - Statewide

The State of New Jersey, through the Department of the Treasury - Division of Purchase and Property, is issuing a statewide contract solicitation for the procurement of various food items across ten categories, including spices, sauces, desserts, dairy, meat and poultry, fruits, vegetables, grains, snacks, and miscellaneous items. The contract will be open to Mercer County and the City of Trenton, and vendors may bid on one, some, or all categories. The state intends to award contracts to all responsive vendors that meet the category requirements, with deliveries required within 30 calendar days of the order receipt and all deliveries to be F.O.B. destination. Pricing is to be submitted as a percentage discount or markup from the vendor's product catalog or price list, and the state will consider volume discounts but not factor them into the evaluation.

The solicitation includes a partial small business set-aside for the spices (Category 1) and sauces (Category 2) categories, and vendors must be registered as a qualified small business with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services by the bid opening date to be eligible. The state has not provided details on any incumbent vendors or current contract pricing, as this appears to be a new procurement. The contract term is unspecified, with the possibility of extensions, and the state has not disclosed any award values or budget ranges for the procurement.