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NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-6.1 - Purchase of goods, services from Federal Supply Schedules for State agencies, federal procurement programs.

52:34-6.1 Purchase of goods, services from Federal Supply Schedules for State agencies, federal procurement programs.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.) to the contrary, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury shall promulgate the Federal Supply Schedules of the Federal General Services Administration or schedules from other federal procurement programs pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as an alternate price guide for the purchase of goods and services for State agencies and for the entities defined in section 1 of P.L.1959, c.40 (C.52:27B-56.1), subject to the following conditions: (1) the price of the goods or services being procured is no greater than the price offered to federal agencies; (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2005, c.336.); (3) the State receives the benefit of federally mandated price reductions during the term of the contract; and (4) the price of the goods or services being procured is no greater than the price of the same or equivalent goods or services under the State contract, unless the State determines that because of factors other than price, selection of a vendor from the Federal Supply Schedules or schedules from other federal procurement programs would be more advantageous to the State. L.1996,c.16,s.1; amended 1999, c.440, s.106; 2005, c.336, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-6.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-6.3 - Purchase of goods, services by certain State authorities from Federal Supply Schedules.

52:34-6.3 Purchase of goods, services by certain State authorities from Federal Supply Schedules.  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the State authorities authorized to contract independently under various provisions of State law may also use, without advertising for bids, or having rejected all bids obtained pursuant to advertising, the Federal Supply Schedules of the General Services Administration or schedules from other federal procurement programs, promulgated by the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1996, c.16 (C.52:34-6.1), subject to the following conditions: (1) the price of the goods or services being procured is no greater than the price offered to federal agencies; (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2006, c.10); (3) the authority receives the benefit of federally mandated price reductions during the term of the contract; (4) the price of the goods or services being procured is no greater than the price of the same or equivalent goods or services under the State contract, unless the authority determines that because of factors other than price, selection of a vendor from the Federal Supply Schedules or schedules from other federal procurement programs would be more advantageous to the authority; (5) a copy of the purchase order relating to any such contract, the requisition or request for purchase order, if applicable, and documentation identifying the price of the goods or services under the Federal Supply Schedules or schedules from other federal procurement programs shall be filed with the State Treasurer within five working days of the award of any such contract by the authority. The authority shall make available to the State Treasurer upon request any other documents relating to the solicitation and award of the contract. L.1996,c.16,s.2; amended 1999, c.440, s.107; 2006,c.10,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-6.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-6.4 - State required to purchase "Energy Star" products; exceptions.

52:34-6.4 State required to purchase "Energy Star" products; exceptions.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, 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, the State, with respect to products procured for its own use under any contract paid with or out of State funds, shall acquire only products bearing the federal Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star label. L.2007,c.126.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-6.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-6.5 - Replacement of incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs in State-owned buildings.

52:34-6.5 Replacement of incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs in State-owned buildings.  1. a. Within three years after the date of enactment of this act, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury, the Director of the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury, or any State agency having authority to contract for the purchase of goods or services, as appropriate, shall, whenever possible, replace all incandescent light bulbs used in buildings owned by the State with compact fluorescent light bulbs. b. Commencing three years after the date of enactment of this act, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury, the Director of the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury, or any State agency having authority to contract for the purchase of goods or services, as appropriate, shall purchase compact fluorescent light bulbs for use in buildings owned by the State to the maximum extent practicable.  L.2007, c.156, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-6.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-6.6 - Findings, declarations relative to biofuels.

52:34-6.6 Findings, declarations relative to biofuels.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. New Jersey is one of the leading states in the nation in the advancement of alternative energy technologies. b. Attaining independence from our traditional reliance on petroleum-based fossil fuels has been a long-standing objective for the State. c. Reducing our fossil-fuel dependence by shifting to greater use of clean energy from indigenous renewable resources, such as biofuel, has the potential to significantly improve local air quality, reduce the State's dependence on foreign oil, and reduce Statewide greenhouse gas emissions. d. It is in the public interest for the State to advance biofuel technologies by adopting policies that foster the production and purchase of biofuels as means to promote alternative energy technologies, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce reliance on petroleum-based fossil fuels. L.2010, c.101, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-6.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-6.7 - Definitions relative to biofuels.

52:34-6.7 Definitions relative to biofuels.  2. As used in this act: "Biofuel" means liquid or gaseous fuels produced from organic sources such as sustainably grown and harvested crops including native noninvasive energy crops, agricultural residues and non-recycled organic waste including waste cooking oil, grease and food wastes, sewage and algae. "Energy crops" means crops grown exclusively for energy production, including switchgrass and poplar. "State entity" means a department, agency, or office of State government, a State university or college, or an authority created by the State. L.2010, c.101, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-6.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-6.8 - State agencies to consider use of biofuels.

52:34-6.8 State agencies to consider use of biofuels.  3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary, State entities shall consider the use of biofuels to replace the use of petroleum-based fossil fuels in order to meet the State's goals of reducing dependence on fossil fuels, promoting the production and purchase of clean energy fuels, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. b. A State entity shall purchase and use biofuels to replace petroleum-based fossil fuels for heating equipment, or other similar combustion systems, motor vehicles, or other motorized equipment, if the State entity determines that the cost of biofuels for the purpose in question is the same or less than the cost of fossil fuels for that purpose, and if the State entity further determines that the use of biofuels to replace fossil fuels for that purpose is reasonable, prudent and cost effective. L.2010, c.101, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-6.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-6.9 - State agency contracts, consideration of items powered by fuel cells.

52:34-6.9 State agency contracts, consideration of items powered by fuel cells.  1. A State agency that seeks to purchase any item requiring the use of a power source, including but not limited to motor vehicles, material and cargo-handling equipment such as forklifts, harbor craft, generators, power systems, portable floodlights, microgrids, and telecommunications equipment, shall include in the request for proposals provisions that allow for the consideration of items that are powered by fuel cells. As used in this section: "fuel cell" means a device or system that is designed to provide heating or cooling, or electrical or mechanical power, by converting the chemical energy of a fuel and an oxidant into electricity through a non-combustive electrochemical process; and "State agency" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of the State Government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such department and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality or agency which is authorized by law to award contracts. L.2021, c.91.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-7 - State bid advertising thresholds.

52:34-7 State bid advertising thresholds.  2. a. Any such purchase, contract or agreement may be made, negotiated, or awarded by the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property or the Director of the Division of Building and Construction, as the case may be, without advertising, in any manner which the director may deem effective to promote full and free competition whenever competition is practicable, if: (1) the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $25,000.00 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section; or (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1985, c.107) or (3) the aggregate amount involved including labor and construction materials does not exceed $25,000.00 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section in the case of contracts or agreements for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or facility.  When the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $25,000.00 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section in the case of contracts or agreements for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or facility, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property or the Director of the Division of Building and Construction may, at the director's discretion, delegate to the appropriate State department or using agency the director's authority to make, negotiate, or award a contract or agreement without advertising.  The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property or the Director of the Division of Building and Construction, as the case may be, shall establish, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations concerning procedural requirements for the making, negotiating or awarding of purchases, contracts or agreements pursuant to this section, at the director's discretion.  b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of every fifth year beginning in the fifth year after the year in which P.L.1999, c.440 takes effect, adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, or the threshold amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection, in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the index rate as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-2), and shall round the adjustment to the nearest $1,000. The Governor shall, no later than June 1 of every fifth year, notify the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property and the Director of the Division of Building and Construction of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of the year in which it is made.  L.1954,c.48,s.2; amended 1979, c.422, s.1; 1985, c.107, s.2; 1985, c.349, s.1; 1999, c.440, s.95.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-7.1 - Adjustment by Governor

52:34-7.1. Adjustment by Governor  The Governor shall adjust the threshold amounts set forth in subsection a. of section 2 of P.L. 1954, c. 48 (C. 52:34-7) immediately pursuant to subsection b. of that section, and thereafter pursuant to subsection b. This immediate adjustment shall become effective on the 30th day after the Governor notifies the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property and the Director of the Division of Building and Construction of the adjustment.  L. 1985, c. 349, s. 2, eff. Nov. 7, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-8 - Advertisement unnecessary where amounts exceed those in s. 52:34-7

52:34-8. Advertisement unnecessary where amounts exceed those in s. 52:34-7  Any such purchase, contract or agreement where the cost or contract price exceeds the amounts specified in section 2 of this act may, with the written approval of the State Treasurer, be made, negotiated or awarded by the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property or the Director of the Division of Building and Construction, as the case may be, without advertising, when the subject matter thereof is that described in section 4 of this act or when the purchase, contract or agreement is made or awarded under the circumstances described in section 5 of this act, in any manner which the director may deem effective to promote full and free competition whenever competition is practicable. L.1954, c. 48, s. 3. Amended by L.1979, c. 422, s. 2, eff. Feb. 8, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-9 - Subject matter making advertising unnecessary under s. 52:34-8

52:34-9. Subject matter making advertising unnecessary under s. 52:34-8  Any such purchase, contract or agreement may be made, negotiated or awarded pursuant to section 3 of this act when the subject matter thereof consists of (a) services to be performed by the contractor personally which are (a) of a technical and professional nature, or (b) to be performed under the supervision of the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property and paid for on a time basis; or (b) the purchase of perishable foods or subsistence supplies; or (c) the lease of such office space, office machinery, specialized equipment, buildings or real property as may be required for the conduct of the State's business; or (d) the acquisition of any real property by gift, grant, purchase or any other lawful manner in the name of and for the use of the State for the purpose of the administration of the State's business in accordance with appropriations made therefor when moneys are required for the acquisition; or (e) supplies or services as to which the bid prices after advertising therefor are not reasonable or have not been independently arrived at in open competition; provided, that no negotiated purchase, contract or agreement may be entered into under this paragraph after the rejection of all bids received unless (a) notification of the intention to negotiate and reasonable opportunity to negotiate shall have been given by the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property to each responsible bidder, (b) the negotiated price is lower than the lowest rejected bid price of a responsible bidder, and (c) such negotiated price is the lowest negotiated price offered by any responsible supplier. L.1954, c. 48, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-9.1 - Policy on certain State contracts for professional services.

52:34-9.1 Policy on certain State contracts for professional services. 1. It is the policy of this State that State contracts for architectural, engineering and land surveying services shall be publicly announced prior to being awarded and that contracts for these services shall be negotiated on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications for the type of professional services required and at fair and reasonable compensation. L.1997,c.399,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-9.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-9.2 - Definitions relative to contracting for certain professional services by State agencies.

52:34-9.2 Definitions relative to contracting for certain professional services by State agencies.  2. As used in this act: "Agency" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of State Government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality created by a principal department and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality or agency, which is authorized by law to contract for professional architectural, engineering or land surveying services; "Compensation" means the basis of payment by an agency for professional architectural, engineering or land surveying services; "Professional firm" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity permitted by law to provide professional architectural, engineering, or land surveying services in this State; "Professional architectural, engineering and land surveying services" means those services, including planning, environmental, and construction inspection services required for the development and construction of projects, within the scope of the practice of architecture, professional engineering or professional land surveying as defined by the laws of this State or those performed by an architect, professional engineer or professional land surveyor in connection with his professional employment practice. L.1997,c.399,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-9.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-9.3 - Filing of current statement of qualifications, supporting data with agency; fee.

52:34-9.3 Filing of current statement of qualifications, supporting data with agency; fee.  3. A professional firm which wishes to be considered qualified to provide professional architectural, engineering, or land surveying services to an agency seeking to negotiate a contract or agreement for the performance of such services shall file or shall have filed with the agency a current statement of qualifications and supporting data. Such a statement may be filed at any time during a calendar year, and a $100 fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer by the professional firm at the time each statement is filed. The content of any such statement shall conform to such regulations with respect thereto as the State Treasurer, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate. For the purposes of this section and section 5 of this act, no statement which shall have been filed more than two years prior to the publication of an advertisement pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of this act shall be deemed to be a current statement with respect to qualification of the firm which shall have filed the statement to provide professional architectural, engineering, or land surveying services under any contract or agreement of which notice is given through that advertisement. A statement of qualifications and supporting data filed with an agency under this section shall be a public record for all purposes of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.). The fee prescribed hereunder shall not apply to any statements filed before the effective date of P.L.2003, c.117. L.1997,c.399,s.3; amended 2003, c.117, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:34-9.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:34-9.4 - Public advertisement for proposals required.

52:34-9.4 Public advertisement for proposals required.  4. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2 through 4 of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-7 through 52:34-9), a contract or agreement with an agency for the procurement of professional architectural, engineering, or land surveying services shall be publicly advertised prior to the solicitation of proposals or expressions of interest from interested firms. To the extent consistent with the purposes and provisions of this section, the advertisement shall conform to the requirements applicable under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7 of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-12) or may be publicly advertised through electronic means. The advertisement shall include a statement of the criteria by which the agency seeking to procure those professional services shall evaluate the technical qualifications of professional firms and determine the order of preference to be used in designating the firms most highly qualified to perform the services; this statement shall either set forth explicitly and in full the terms of those criteria or identify them by reference to the regulation or regulations in which those criteria shall have been promulgated as required by subsection c. of section 5 of this act. In addition, the advertisement shall include notice that professional firms wishing to be considered for selection as a potential provider of such services in connection with a proposed project must have submitted to the agency a current statement of qualifications and supporting data as prescribed in section 3 of this act. L.1997,c.399,s.4.