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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: RFP/Competitive Contracting
Purpose: To provide a One Stop Career Center Operator for the City Mayor's Office of Employment & Training Newark WORKS
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Newark WORKS, 375 McCarter Highway, 3rd Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07114
Contract Amount: $240,000.00
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Funding source codes to be determined Contract Period: Twenty-four (24) consecutive months with Two (2) one-year options to renew
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( X ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This Resolution authorizes a contract to provide a One Stop Career Center Operator for the City Mayor's Office of Employment & Training Newark WORKS.
Advertisement Date: May 16, 2025
Bids Downloaded: Twenty-Six (26)
Bids Submitted: One (1)
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WHEREAS, on May 16, 2025, the City of Newark through its Purchasing Agent, QPA, advertised soliciting proposals for contractors to provide a One Stop Career Center Operator for the Newark Workforce Development Board, as described in the attached Request for Proposals ("RFP") package; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing published the RFP on the City's electronic procurement portal to provide broader access and download capability to potential bidders; and
WHEREAS, via the electronic procurement portal, twenty-six (26) RFP packages were downloaded by prospective vendors following the date of advertisement; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2025, the Division of Central Purchasing received one (1) proposal in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the competitive contracting process, a three (3)-member evaluation committee ("Proposal Review Committ...
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