Gases: Medical, Specialty and Industrial
The purpose of this
RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified bidders for the provision of medical, specialty and
industrial gases.
The intent of this RFP is to award contracts to those responsible bidders whose proposals,
conforming to this RFP are most advantageous to the State, price and other factors considered.
The State, however, reserves the right to separately procure individual requirements that are the
subject of the contract during the contract term, when deemed by the Director to be in the State's
best interest.
It is the intent of the State to award multiple contracts to the lowest cost responsive, responsible
bidders that are able to meet and fulfill the requirements of this RFP. If it is deemed to be in the
best interest of the State, award may be made to a single vendor based on price and other
factors.
The State of NJ Standard Terms and Conditions will apply to all contracts or purchase
agreements made with the State of New Jersey. These terms are in addition to the terms and
conditions set forth in this RFP and should be read in conjunction with them unless the RFP
specifically indicates otherwise.
The State intends to extend the contracts awarded to the Division's cooperative purchasing
partners. These partners include quasi-state agencies, counties, municipalities, school districts,
volunteer fire departments, first aid squads, independent institutions of higher learning, County
colleges and State colleges. In order for the State contract to be extended to cooperative
purchasing partners, the bidder must agree to the extension by executing the Cooperative
Purchase Form attached to this RFP. Also refer to Section 4.4.6 of this RFP. Although the State,
with the assent of the vendor(s), is making the use of any contract resulting from this RFP
available to non-State Agencies, the State makes no representation as to the acceptability of any
State RFP terms and conditions under the Local Public Contracts Law or any other enabling
statute or regulation.
1.2 BACKGROUND
This is a reprocurement of the Gases, Medical, Specialty and Industrial term contract, presently
due to expire on November 30, 2012. Bidders interested in the current contract specifications and
pricing information may review the current contract T-0081 at
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/pricelists.shtml.
