Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: To provide laboratory testing services to the City
Description: Medical and Laboratory Services - Testing
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 69 First Avenue, Raritan, New Jersey 08869
Contract Amount: $660,000.00
Funding Source: 2018 Budget/Department of Health and Community Wellness
Account Code Line:
NW011-120-1202-83220-B2018/DHCW/Medical Care Services/FQHC
NW011-120-1208-83220-B2018/DHCW/Surveillance and Prevention
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed two (2) years
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:
1st Advertisement Date: May 30, 2018
Number of Bids Solicited: Ten (10)
Number of Bids Received: One (1)
2nd Advertisement Date: September 18, 2018
Number of Bids Solicited: Ten (10)
Number of Bids Received: Four (4)
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WHEREAS, on May 30, 2018, the City of Newark, through its Qualified Purchasing Agent (QPA), advertised to solicit bids for contractors to provide Medical and Laboratory Services - Testing for the Department of Health and Community Wellness, as described in the attached bid proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing also distributed ten (10) bid proposal packages to prospective vendors following the date of advertisement; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2018, the Division of Central Purchasing received one (1) bid in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness recommended that an award be made to Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, the only responsive and responsible bidd...
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