T3098 Game Birds - Pheasants & Quail for NJDEP/Div. of Fish and Wildlife

The State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property, on behalf of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Division of Fish and Wildlife, is seeking bids for the procurement of adult Mongolian or Chinese Ring-Necked Pheasants and Bobwhite Quail. The contract will be for the delivery of these game birds to Mercer County and Trenton City, New Jersey, with deliveries required up to three times per week during the appropriate hunting seasons. The bid solicitation requests quotes for three regional price lines for adult pheasants and two regional price lines for bobwhite quail. Quotes are due by August 12, 2022, and contracts will be awarded on a regional, per price line basis to the responsible bidders whose quotes conform to the bid solicitation requirements and are most advantageous to the state, with price and other factors considered. Bidders will be required to provide samples of the offered products for evaluation, and the state reserves the right to inspect the bidder's facilities prior to award.

The bid solicitation includes evaluation preferences for bidders registered as Small Business Enterprises and/or Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. The base term of the contracts will be 3 years, with options to extend up to an additional 3 years. While the current incumbent vendors are not specified, the total contract value or funding source is not disclosed. Bidders must comply with various state requirements, including ownership disclosure, investment activities in Iran, anti-discrimination and affirmative action, and prevailing wage, among others.