N.J. Admin. Code § 10:3-3.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10:3-3.10 - Notification of selection

(a) Upon determining which proposals are most responsive and advantageous to the needs of the clients to be served or services to be rendered, costs and other factors considered, the Departmental component shall notify all applicants in writing of its selection within the time frames specified in the request for proposal, not to exceed 90 days from publication of the RFP announcement on the Department's public notice website. The protest process, if done by the component, must be completed in a time frame appropriate to the Department's policies, which shall be referenced in the RFP and the total RFP process shall not exceed 120 days from publication of the RFP announcement on the Department's public notice website.

(b) Acceptance letters shall indicate that:

1. The award is contingent on contract negotiation and that if, anytime before or during the contract negotiations, it is found that the agency awarded the contract is incapable of providing the necessary services or has misrepresented any material fact or its ability to handle the funding or provide the solicited services, the award may be rescinded. The rescission shall be made in writing, specifying why the award has been withdrawn.

2. The contract is not binding until funding has been verified and the Department's Standard Language Document is signed by both parties.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:3-3.10

Amended by R.1993 d.597, effective 11/15/1993.
See: 25 N.J.R. 3694(b), 25 N.J.R. 5165(a).
Amended by R.1997 d.532, effective 12/15/1997.
See: 29 N.J.R. 3959(a), 29 N.J.R. 5314(a).
In (a), added requirement that the total RFP process not exceed 105 days.
Amended by R.1998 d.551, effective 11/16/1998.
See: 30 N.J.R. 3193(a), 30 N.J.R. 4043(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2009 d.211, effective 7/20/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 66(a), 41 N.J.R. 2790(a).
Rewrote the introductory paragraph of (a); and in (b)2, substituted "Standard Language Document" for "standard language document and the contract confirmation letter are".