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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: Citizens' Emergency Alert System
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): SwiftReach Networks, Inc., 14 Industrial Avenue, Suite 4, Mahwah, New Jersey, 07430
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $ $96,000.00
Funding Source: Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Contract Period: Contract term shall be for a period of two (2) years upon adoption by the Municipal Council
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Service ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Entity Name/Address:
Additional Information:
Bids solicited: Eleven (11)
Bids received: Two (2)
Bids rejected: Two (2)
Re-advertised
Bids solicited: Eleven (11)
Bids Received: Three (3)
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WHEREAS, on January 27, 2015, the City of Newark, through its Director of Purchasing, advertised to solicit bids for contractors to provide, a Citizens' Emergency Alert System to the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, as per the bid attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing distributed eleven (11) bid proposal packages to prospective vendors following the date of advertisement; and
WHEREAS, on February 19, 2015 the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security received two (2) bids in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, all bids were rejected due to a deficiency in the functionality of the specification as advertised and as such, the last advertisement did not produce a reliable vendor; and
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2015, the City of Newark through its Director of Purchasing advertised to solicit bids for contractors to provide, a Citizens' Emergency Alert System to the Office of Emergency Management and...
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