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Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Contract with Grant Recipient
Purpose: To Provide Outreach and Engagement Program to Chronically Homeless Newark Residents
Entity Name: New Jersey Aids Alliance, Inc. d/b/a New Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI)
Entity Address: 393 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $297,000.00
Funding Source: NW-051-G24-M2420-71280-B2024
Contract Period: April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:
This Agreement will provide the Department of Health and Community Wellness, Office of Homeless Services, with outreach services for chronically homeless individuals.
Advertised Date: January 13-15, 2026
Proposals Received: Three (3)
Due Date: February 10, 2026
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Local Public Contracts Law, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1b(2), the competitive contracting process may be used for the operation, management or administration of a social service program; and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2026 through January 15, 2026, pursuant to the Fair and Open process of State Pay-to-Play Law, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5, the City of Newark (the “City”) publicly advertised a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for Outreach and Engagement Program to Chronically Homeless Newark Residents from January 13, 2026 through February 10, 2026, with all proposals due on February 10, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City received three (3) proposals in response to the RFP from the following vendors: Bridges Outreach Inc., 120 Morris Avenue, Summit, New Jersey 07901, Integrity, Inc., 103 Lincoln Park, Newark, New Jersey 07102 and New Jersey Aids Alliance, Inc. d/b/a Community Research ...
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