New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 3 - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL › Section 10:3-3.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following terms, when used in this subchapter, shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise.
"Applicant" means the person, agency or entity responding to
				  an RFP.
"County Human Service Advisory Councils (CHSACs)" means
				  councils appointed by the government of each county to review county-level
				  human service activities and to serve as the primary vehicle for local public
				  input into New Jersey Department of Human Services' decision making. The
				  activities of the County Human Services Advisory Councils include, but are not
				  limited to, review and comment on human service proposals; preparation of
				  allocation plans; review of existing purchase of service contracts; and
				  coordination and consolidation of the local human services delivery
				  systems.
"Days" means calendar days.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Human
				  Services. As used throughout the subchapter, it also means, where appropriate
				  from the context, the division, commission, bureau, office, unit or other
				  designated component of the Department of Human Services responsible for the
				  administration of particular contract programs.
"Departmental component" means the division, commission,
				  bureau, office or other unit within the Department responsible for the
				  negotiation, administration, review, approval, and monitoring of certain social
				  service or training contracts.
"Designated entity" means that group or county board which
				  has been given the authority by the Department of Human Services to solicit
				  human service proposals for review and comment and recommended acceptance for
				  third-party social service Contracts. Although the RFP is handled by a group
				  other than the departmental component, the contract is signed and finalized by
				  the departmental component.
"Minority" means a person who is:
1. African-American, having origins in any of the black
				  racial groups in Africa;
2. Hispanic, having Spanish culture, with origins in Mexico,
				  South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race;
3. Asian-American, having origins in and of the original
				  peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, Hawaii, or the
				  Pacific Islands; or
4. American Indian or Alaskan native (Native American),
				  having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who
				  maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliations or community
				  recognition.
"Minority agency" means a business or organization, profit or
				  nonprofit, which is:
1. A sole proprietorship, partnership, or joint venture in
				  which at least 51 percent of the ownership interest is held by minorities and
				  the policy-making, management and daily business operation are controlled by
				  one or more of the minorities who own it; or
2. A corporation or other business entity authorized under
				  the laws of the United States whereby 51 percent of the stockholders, board of
				  directors, ownership or management of daily business operations is controlled
				  by one or more minorities.
"Public employee" means a person employed by any State,
				  county or municipal agency except elected officials.