New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 19 - CLASSIFICATION AND PREQUALIFICATION OF FIRMS › Subchapter 5 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 17:19-5.2 - Requests for hearings; hearing procedures; time limitations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
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				Requests for hearings shall be made as follows:
1. Bid protest: An unsuccessful bidder
				seeking a hearing to challenge either the rejection of its own bid or the award
				of the contract to another bidder shall make written request to the Director
				setting forth the specific grounds for challenging an award of a contract or a
				bid rejection. The request must be received by the Director within five
				calendar days after the opening of bids.
2. Selection protest: An unsuccessful firm
				seeking a hearing to challenge either the rejection of its own proposal or
				award of the contract to another firm shall make written request to the
				Director setting forth the specific grounds for challenging the Director's
				selection or rejection of a firm. The request must be received by the Director
				within five calendar days after the firm has been selected or rejected.
3. Evaluation or re-evaluation of
				classification: If a firm objects to its assigned classification or a firm
				objects to the classification of any other firm, a hearing may be requested
				pursuant to
				52:35-4 and this subchapter. If a
				firm objects to its own classification, the request must be made, in writing,
				to the Director within 15 calendar days after the date of the classification
				notice. If a firm objects to the classification of another firm, the request
				must be submitted to the Director within five calendar days after the opening
				of bids or at least three calendar days before the proposed date of contract
				award, whichever date is earlier.
4. Prequalification: If a firm is
				dissatisfied with its prequalification, a hearing may be requested pursuant to
				52:35-4 and this subchapter. If a
				firm objects to its own prequalification, the request must be made, in writing,
				to the Director within 15 calendar days after the date of the prequalification
				notice.
5. Performance evaluation:
				Any firm seeking to challenge a project performance evaluation by the DPMC must
				make written request for a hearing to the DPMC setting forth the specific
				grounds for the challenge. Such request must be duly submitted within 15
				calendar days after the date of receipt of written notification of the
				performance evaluation. Any challenge to the performance evaluation of another
				agency of government must be made in accordance with the other agency of
				government's guidelines.
6.
				Suspension, disqualification or debarment: Any firm seeking to challenge a
				suspension, disqualification or debarment must make written request to the
				Director setting forth the specific grounds for the challenge. Such request
				must be duly submitted within 15 calendar days after the date of receipt of
				DPMC's written notification of the suspension, disqualification or
				debarment.
7. Certain other matters
				of dispute that may occur relative to the activities of the DPMC: The Director,
				within the Director's sound discretion, may request that a firm participate in
				a hearing at a date and time to be scheduled by the Director.