40A:11-5(1)(a) ii and 18A:18A-5a(2) permit contracting units to award contracts without competitive bidding for extraordinary unspecifiable services. The application of this exception for extraordinary unspecifiable services shall be construed narrowly in favor of open competitive bidding wherever possible.
N.J. Admin. Code § 5:34-2.1
See: 32 New Jersey Register 3237(a), 32 New Jersey Register 4300(a).
Rewrote the section.