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NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-51 - Participation encouraged.

52:32-51 Participation encouraged.  3. The New Jersey Department of the Treasury shall encourage veteran-owned businesses to participate in State procurement and contracting. L.2011, c.147, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-52 - Goal for contracts awarded to businesses owned, operated by veterans.

52:32-52 Goal for contracts awarded to businesses owned, operated by veterans.  4. There is established the goal that contracting agencies give due consideration to veteran-owned businesses in awarding contracts. This goal may be attained by the department's monitoring of policies, practices, and programs in consultation with the authority and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs that will further the State's efforts in encouraging opportunities for veteran-owned businesses in State purchasing and procurement processes. In addition, the department, in consultation with the authority and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall identify strategies to expand the number of veteran-owned businesses interested in and eligible to benefit from State procurement activity. L.2011, c.147, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-53 - Annual report to department.

52:32-53 Annual report to department.  5. Each contracting agency shall submit an annual report to the department according to a schedule announced by the department. This report shall include the following information: a. the total dollar value and number of contracts awarded to veteran-owned businesses; b. the types and sizes of businesses receiving awards and the nature of the purchases and contracts; and c. the efforts made to publicize and promote the program. The department shall receive and analyze the reports submitted by the contracting agencies and, utilizing these data, submit an annual report to the Governor, and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), showing the progress being made toward the objectives and goals of this act during the preceding fiscal year. L.2011, c.147, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-54 - Regular consultations with vendor community.

52:32-54 Regular consultations with vendor community.  6. The department shall consult regularly with representatives of the vendor community for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this act. These consultations shall take place no less than once every six months. L.2011, c.147, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-55 - Findings, declarations relative to certain public contracts.

52:32-55 Findings, declarations relative to certain public contracts.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. In imposing sanctions on Iran, the United States Congress and the President of the United States have determined that the illicit nuclear activities of Iran, combined with its development of unconventional weapons and ballistic missiles, and its support of international terrorism, represent a serious threat to the security of the United States and its allies around the world. b. The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly called attention to Iran's unlawful nuclear activities, and as a result, the United Nations Security Council has adopted four rounds of sanctions designed to compel the Government of Iran to cease those activities and comply with its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. c. The human rights situation in Iran has steadily deteriorated since the fraudulent elections of 2009, as evidenced by the brutal repression, torture, murder and arbitrary detention of peaceful protestors, dissidents and minorities. d. On July 1, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, which expressly authorizes state and local governments to prevent investment in, including prohibiting entry into or renewing contracts with, companies operating in Iran and includes provisions that preclude companies that do business in Iran from contracting with the U.S. Government. e. It is the intention of the Legislature to implement this authority granted under Section 202 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010. f. There are moral and reputational reasons for state and local governments to not engage in business with foreign companies that have business activities benefiting foreign states, such as Iran, that pursue illegal nuclear programs, support acts of terrorism and commit violations of human rights. g. Short-term economic profits cannot be a justification to circumvent even in spirit those international sanctions designed to thwart Iran from developing nuclear weapons. h. The concerns of this Legislature regarding Iran are strictly the result of the actions of the government of Iran and should not be construed as enmity toward the Iranian people. L.2012, c.25, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-57 - Certain persons, entities prohibited from bidding on certain public contracts, maintenance of list.

52:32-57 Certain persons, entities prohibited from bidding on certain public contracts, maintenance of list.  3. a. A person or entity that, at the time of bid or proposal for a new contract or renewal of an existing contract, is identified on a list created pursuant to subsection b. of this section as a person or entity engaging in investment activities in Iran as described in subsection f. of section 2 of this act, shall be ineligible to, and shall not, bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew, a contract with a State agency for goods or services. b. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, the Department of the Treasury shall, using credible information available to the public, develop a list of persons or entities it determines engage in investment activities in Iran as described in subsection f. of section 2. c. The department shall update the list every 180 days. d. Before finalizing an initial list pursuant to subsection b. of this section or an updated list pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the department shall do the following before a person or entity is included on the list: (1) Provide 90 days' written notice of its intent to include the person or entity on the list. The notice shall inform the person or entity that inclusion on the list would make the person or entity ineligible to bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew, a contract for goods or services with a State agency; and (2) Provide a person or entity with an opportunity to comment in writing that it is not engaged in investment activities in Iran. If the person or entity demonstrates to the department that the person or entity is not engaged in investment activities in Iran as described in subsection f. of section 2 of this act, the person or entity shall not be included on the list, unless the person or entity is otherwise ineligible to bid on a contract as described in paragraph (3) of subsection a. of section 5 of this act. (3) The department shall make every effort to avoid erroneously including a person or entity on the list. L.2012, c.25, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-58 - Certification required.

52:32-58 Certification required.  4. a. A State agency shall require a person or entity that submits a bid or proposal or otherwise proposes to enter into or renew a contract to certify, prior to the time a contract is awarded and at the time the contract is renewed, that the person or entity is not identified on a list created pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of this act as a person or entity engaging in investment activities in Iran described in subsection f. of section 2 of this act. b. The certification required shall be executed on behalf of the applicable person or entity by an authorized officer or representative of the person or entity. c. In the event that a person or entity is unable to make the certification required because it or one of its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates as defined in subsection e. of section 2 of this act has engaged in one or more of the activities specified in subsection f. of section 2 of this act, the person or entity shall provide to the State agency concerned, prior to the deadline for delivery of such certification, a detailed and precise description of such activities, such description to be provided under penalty of perjury. d. The certifications provided under subsection a. of this section and disclosures provided under subsection c. of this section shall be disclosed to the public. L.2012, c.25, s.4; amended 2021, c.4, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-59 - False certification, penalties.

52:32-59 False certification, penalties.  5. a. If the department determines, using credible information available to the public and after providing 90 days' written notice and an opportunity to comment in writing for the person or entity to demonstrate that it is not engaged in investment activities in Iran, that the person or entity has submitted a false certification pursuant to section 4 of this act, and the person or entity fails to demonstrate to the department that the person or entity has ceased its engagement in the investment activities in Iran within 90 days after the determination of a false certification, the following shall apply: (1) Pursuant to an action under subsection b. of this section, a civil penalty in an amount that is equal to the greater of $1,000,000 or twice the amount of the contract for which the false certification was made. (2) Termination of an existing contract with the State agency as deemed appropriate by the State agency. (3) Ineligibility to bid on a contract for a period of three years from the date of the determination that the person or entity submitted the false certification. b. The department shall report to the New Jersey Attorney General the name of the person or entity that the State agency determines has submitted a false certification under section 4 of this act, together with its information as to the false certification, and the Attorney General shall determine whether to bring a civil action against the person or entity to collect the penalty described in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section. Only one civil action against the person or entity to collect the penalty described in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section may be brought for a false certification on a contract. A civil action to collect such penalty shall commence within three years from the date the certification is made. L.2012, c.25, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-60 - Written notice to Attorney General.

52:32-60 Written notice to Attorney General.  6. The Governor shall submit to the Attorney General of the United States a written notice describing this act within 30 days after its effective date. L.2012, c.25, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-61 - Use by State departments, agencies.

52:32-61 Use by State departments, agencies.  5. a. Every State department or agency that engages in landscaping or construction activities on State land, or for State projects or facilities, shall use, where technically feasible, environmentally sound, and competitively priced, compost, mulch, or other soil amendments produced from municipal solid waste, food waste, sludge, yard waste, clean wood waste, or other organic materials that the supplier has certified comply with applicable project standards and specifications. Such compost, mulch, or soil amendments shall be used in place of chemical fertilizers or soil amendments. b. In purchasing compost, mulch, or other soil amendments for use by the various departments or agencies of State government, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury, whenever the price is competitive and the quality satisfactory for the purpose intended, shall make contracts available for compost, mulch, or other soil amendments produced from municipal solid waste, food waste, sludge, yard waste, clean wood waste, or other organic materials. c. As used in this section: "Competitive" or "competitively priced" means a price of no more than 10% above the price of products which are manufactured or produced from virgin materials; except that the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property, upon consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, may make contracts available for compost, mulch, or other soil amendments produced from municipal solid waste, food waste, sludge, yard waste, clean wood waste, or other organic materials at a price no more than 15% above the price of products manufactured or produced from virgin materials whenever the director determines that a 15% price differential is in the best interest of the State. "Food waste" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 1 of P.L.2020, c.24 (C.13:1E-99.122). L.2020, c.24, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-1 - Definitions

52:33-1. Definitions  Wherever in this chapter the following words are used, they shall be held to have the meanings hereinafter given: "Public work" : Any public building, public highway, bridge, or other public betterment, work or improvement of a permanent nature, constructed, reconstructed, repaired or improved wholly at the expense of the public. "Domestic materials" : Articles, materials and supplies mined or produced in the United States, and manufactured articles, materials and supplies manufactured in the United States.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-2 - Only domestic materials to be used on public works; exception

52:33-2. Only domestic materials to be used on public works; exception  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any law, and unless the head of the department, or other public officer charged with the duty by law, shall determine it to be inconsistent with the public interest, or the cost to be unreasonable, only domestic materials shall be acquired or used for any public work. This section shall not apply with respect to domestic materials to be used for any public work, if domestic materials of the class or kind to be used are not mined, produced or manufactured, as the case may be, in the United States in commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-3 - Provision in contract; exception of particular materials

52:33-3. Provision in contract; exception of particular materials  Every contract for the construction, alteration or repair of any public work in this state shall contain a provision that in the performance of the work the contractor and all subcontractors shall use only domestic materials in the performance of the work; but if the head of the department or other public officer authorized by law to make the contract shall find that in respect to some particular domestic materials it is impracticable to make such requirement or that it would unreasonably increase the cost, an exception shall be noted in the specifications as to that particular material, and a public record made of the findings which justified the exception.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-4 - Failure to comply with provision in contract; contractor barred for three years

52:33-4. Failure to comply with provision in contract; contractor barred for three years  If the head of a department or other public officer having jurisdiction shall find that in the performance of any such contract there has been a failure to comply with any such provision contained in the contract, he shall make public his finding, including therein the name of the contractor obligated under such contract, and no other contract for the construction, alteration or repair of any public work in this state shall be awarded to such contractor, or to any partnership, association or corporation with which such contractor is associated or affiliated, within a period of three years after such finding is made public.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-4.1 - Short title.

52:33-4.1 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Buy American Act." L.2021, c.119, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-4.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-4.2 - Definitions relative to surface highway or bridge contracts.

52:33-4.2 Definitions relative to surface highway or bridge contracts.  2. As used in P.L.2021, c.119 (C.52:33-4.1 et seq.): "Permanently incorporated" means an iron or steel product that is required to remain in place at the completion of the surface highway or bridge contract, in a fixed location, affixed to the surface highway or bridge to which it was incorporated. Iron and steel products that are capable of being moved from one location to another shall not be considered permanently incorporated into a surface highway or bridge. "State contracting agency" or "agency" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of State Government, any division, board, bureau, office, commission, or other instrumentality created by a principal department, and any independent State authority. "Surface highway or bridge contract" means a contract entered into by a State contracting agency involving the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, maintenance, or improvement of any surface highway or bridge under the jurisdiction or control of that agency. L.2021, c.119, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-4.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-4.3 - Contract provision, products used, produced in United States.

52:33-4.3 Contract provision, products used, produced in United States.  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, any surface highway or bridge contract made and awarded by a State contracting agency, shall contain a provision requiring that any iron or steel product used or supplied in the performance of the surface highway or bridge contract, or any subcontract thereto, and permanently incorporated into the surface highway or bridge, including miscellaneous components, as determined pursuant to regulations adopted by the State contracting agency, such as nuts and bolts and iron and steel that is a component of other items such as reinforced steel within precast concrete items, shall be produced or made, in whole, or in substantial part as determined by the State contracting agency, in the United States. In the case of a structural iron or structural steel product, all manufacturing shall take place in the United States, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, except metallurgical processes involving the refinement of steel additives. L.2021, c.119, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-4.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-4.4 - Inapplicability of act.

52:33-4.4 Inapplicability of act.  4. The provisions of P.L.2021, c.119 (C.52:33-4.1 et seq.) shall not apply to a surface highway or bridge contract if the head of a State contracting agency constructing a surface highway or bridge, in the head of the agency's sole discretion, determines that: a. complying with the provisions of P.L.2021, c.119 (C.52:33-4.1 et seq.): (1) would not be in the public interest; or (2) would result in the loss or reduction of federal funding for the surface highway or bridge contract, or the ability to obtain that federal funding would be limited or jeopardized by the agency's compliance with P.L.2021, c.119 (C.52:33-4.1 et seq.); b. there is an immediate or emergency need existing for the structural iron or structural steel; c. the structural iron or structural steel is not manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of satisfactory quality or design to meet the State contracting agency's requirements; d. obtaining the iron or steel product in the United States would increase the cost of the overall construction project contract by more than 25 percent; e. the iron or steel is necessary for the operation of or repairs of critical infrastructure that is necessary to avoid a delay in the delivery of critical services that could compromise the public welfare; f. a reciprocal trade agreement or treaty has been negotiated by the State or by the United States government on behalf of or including this State with a foreign nation or government providing for nondiscriminatory governmental procurement practices or policies with that foreign nation or government; or g. the design and environmental studies for the surface highway or bridge project have commenced prior to the effective date of P.L.2021, c.119 (C.52:33-4.1 et seq.). L.2021, c.119, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-4.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-4.5 - Contravening unintended.

52:33-4.5 Contravening unintended.  5. Nothing in P.L.2021, c.119 (C.52:33-4.1 et seq.) is intended to contravene any existing treaties, laws, trade agreements, or regulations of the United States or subsequent trade agreements entered into between any foreign countries and this State or the United States. L.2021, c.119, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:33-4.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:33-4.6 - Rules, regulations.

52:33-4.6 Rules, regulations.  6. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to the contrary, any State contracting agency subject to the provisions of P.L.2021, c.119 (C.52:33-4.1 et seq.) may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2021, c.119 (C.52:33-4.1 et seq.), which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 365 days from the date of filing. The rules and regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2021, c.119, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-6 - Purchases or contracts payable out of state funds; public advertisements for bids

52:34-6. Purchases or contracts payable out of state funds; public advertisements for bids  All purchases, contracts or agreements, the cost or contract price whereof is to be paid with or out of State funds shall, except as otherwise provided in this act, be made or awarded only after public advertisement for bids therefor, in the manner provided in this act. L.1954, c. 48, s. 1.