New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 3 - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL › Appendix A

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
ADDENDUM TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE AND
				  TRAINING CONTRACTS
Executive Order No. 189 establishes the expected standard of
				  responsibility for all parties that enter into a contract with the State of New
				  Jersey. All such parties must meet a standard of responsibility which assures
				  the State and its citizens that such parties will compete and perform honestly
				  in their dealings with the State and avoid conflicts of interest.
As used in this document "provider agency" or "provider"
				  means any person, firm, corporation, or other entity or representative or
				  employee thereof which offers or proposes to provide goods or services to or
				  performs any contract for the Department of Human Services.
In compliance with Paragraph 3 of Executive Order No. 189, no
				  provider agency shall pay, offer to pay, or agree to pay, either directly or
				  indirectly, any fee, commission, compensation, gift, gratuity, or other thing
				  of value of any kind to any State officer or employee or special State officer
				  or employee, as defined by N.J.S.A. 52:13D-13b and e, in the Department of the
				  Treasury or any other agency with which such provider agency transacts or
				  offers or proposes to transact business, or to any member of the immediate
				  family, as defined by N.J.S.A. 52:13D-13i, of any such officer or employee, or
				  any partnership, firm, or corporation with which they are employed or
				  associated, or in which such officer or employee has an interest within the
				  meaning of N.J.S.A. 52:13D-13g.
The solicitation of any fee, commission, compensation, gift,
				  gratuity or other thing of value by any State officer or employee or special
				  State officer or employee from any provider agency shall be reported in writing
				  forthwith by the provider agency to the Attorney General and the Executive
				  Commission on Ethical Standards.
No provider agency may, directly or indirectly, undertake any
				  private business, commercial or entrepreneurial relationship with, whether or
				  not pursuant to employment, contract or other agreement, express or implied, or
				  sell any interest in such provider agency to, any State officer or employee or
				  special State officer or employee having any duties or responsibilities in
				  connection with the purchase, acquisition or sale of any property or services
				  by or to any State agency or any instrumentality thereof, or with any person,
				  firm or entity with which he is employed or associated or in which he has an
				  interest within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 52:13D-13g. Any relationships subject
				  to this provision shall be reported in writing forthwith to the Executive
				  Commission on Ethical Standards, which may grant a waiver of this restriction
				  upon application of the State officer or employee or special State officer or
				  employee upon a finding that the present or proposed relationship does not
				  present the potential, actuality or appearance of a conflict of
				  interest.
No provider agency shall influence, or attempt to influence
				  or cause to be influenced, any State officer or employee or special State
				  officer or employee in his official capacity in any manner which might tend to
				  impair the objectivity or independence of judgment of said officer or
				  employee.
No provider agency shall cause or influence, or attempt to
				  cause or influence, any State officer or employee or special State officer or
				  employee to use, or attempt to use, his official position to secure unwarranted
				  privileges or advantages for the provider agency or any other person.
The provisions cited above shall not be construed to prohibit
				  a State officer or employee or special State officer or employee from receiving
				  gifts from or contracting with provider agencies under the same terms and
				  conditions as are offered or made available to members of the general public
				  subject to any guidelines the Executive Commission on Ethical Standards may
				  promulgate.