NJ Department of the Treasury - Division of Purchase and Property

Doing Business With the Division of Purchase and Property

Steps for Submitting a Bid Proposal

1. Business Registration
2. Small Business Registration
3. Find Bidding Opportunities for Your Business
4. Submit Your Bid Proposal
5. Bid Openings and Evaluations
6. Awards

1. Business Registration

All businesses must obtain a Business Registration Certificate (BRC) from the Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue prior to conducting business in the State of New Jersey and submitting a bid proposal.

To Start a new business in NJ, a checklist is available at:
http://www.nj.gov/njbusiness/starting/
If you are an existing company and need a NJ Business Registration Certificate you can file one online or through the mail. Information is available at: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/busregcert.htm
Companies already registered in NJ can obtain their Business Registration Certificate Online at: https://www1.state.nj.us/TYTR_BRC/jsp/BRCLoginJsp.jsp

Failure to submit a copy of your Business Registration Certificate within your bid proposal may be cause for rejection of the bid proposal.

2. Small Business Registration

Potential Small Business Vendors wishing to participate in the NJ State Set-Aside program may register their company with the New Jersey Division of Minority and Women Business Development at: http://www.nj.gov/njbusiness/contracting/

Information regarding the Small Business Set-Aside program and its regulations may be
found at: http://www.nj.gov/njbusiness/contracting/

3. Find Bidding Opportunities for Your Business

Enroll in the eRFP Notification Service
- The eRFP Notification Service allows interested parties to receive email notifications on new and updated RFPs advertised by the Division of
  Purchase & Property. To enroll in the eRFP Notification Service Click Here.
Visit the Purchase Bureau's Current Bidding Opportunity page at: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/bid/summary/bid.shtml for a listing of Bidding Opportunities and their downloadable Request for Proposals (RFP) Documents
- RFP specific Questions can be asked through the Q & A link on each RFPs
  web page or through the Q & A system at https://wwwnet1.state.nj.us/treasury/dpp/ebid/qa.aspx

4. Submit Your Bid Proposal

The RFP provides all necessary instructions and a complete description of the requirement with specifications and terms and conditions to enable the preparation of a compliant bid

5. Bid Openings and Evaluations

Submitted Bid proposals are opened publicly at the location, date and time specified in the RFP. After the opening of bids they are checked if they are responsive and all forms and registrations have been included.

Responsive bid proposals are evaluated by a Purchase Bureau Buyer or Evaluation
Committee based on price, terms and conditions, specifications, and other factors.

6. Awards

Following the evaluation of responsive bids, all vendors whose bid proposals were evaluated will receive a Notice of Intent to Award, indicating which vendor(s) will be awarded a State Contract.

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