Farming Rights for 3 Parcels

Location:	New Jersey
Posted:	Aug 6, 2026
Due:	Aug 19, 2026
Agency:	Somerset County Park Commission
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	F - Natural Resources and Conservation Services
Solicitation No:	PCC-0017-26
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SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION

PURCHASING DIVISION

MELISSA A. KOSENSKY, QPA, CCPO, RPPO

Purchasing Agent

PO BOX 3000 – 20 GROVE STREET

SOMERSET COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876 - 1262

PHONE: (908) 231-7043

Fax: (908) 575-3917

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by the Purchasing Agent for the Somerset County Park Commission on August

19, 2026 at 3:00 PM prevailing time in the Purchasing Division, Somerset County Administration

Building, 20 Grove St., Somerville, NJ 08876 at which time and place bids will be opened and read in

public for:

Licensing of Farming Rights to Three (3) Parcels of Farmland in

Somerset County, New Jersey

Area 1: Baron Parcel

Area 2: Snearowski Parcel

Area 3: Snearowski West Parcel

Contract #: PCC-0017-26 We value the integrity of the procurement process, and in full transparency,

the bid opening will be conducted via Live-Stream from the County Commissioners Meeting room. You

can access the Live- Stream from the County’s homepage at the prevailing date and time stated in this

Notice to Bidders. During the bid opening process, the bidders will be announced as well as bid amounts.

Also, the bid tabulation will be posted, as always, to the Purchasing webpage once available.

Bid responses must be made on the standard proposal forms, be enclosed in a sealed package bearing

the name and address of the bidder and the “BID TITLE NAME & CONTRACT #” on the outside,

addressed to Melissa A. Kosensky, Purchasing Agent, at the address above.

Specifications and instruction to bidders may be obtained at the County Purchasing Office or the Somerset

County Park Commission website at www.somersetcountyparks.org and on the Somerset County website

www.co.somerset.nj.us.

Any Bid Addenda will be issued on the County and Somerset County Park Commission websites, and

processed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23(c)(1). All interested bidders should check the website

from now through bid opening. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable of all

addenda related to this procurement.

Bidders shall comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 and N.J.A.C. 17-27 et seq.

Melissa A. Kosensky, QPA, CCPO, RPPO

Purchasing Agent – Somerset County

Publication Date: August 5, 2026

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SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

SUBMISSION OF BIDS

A. Sealed bids shall be received in accordance with public advertisement as required by law, a

copy of said notice being attached hereto and made a part of these specifications.

B. Each bid shall be submitted on the proposal form attached, in a sealed envelope

(1) Addressed to the Purchasing Agent

(2) Bearing the name and address of the bidder on the outside

(3) Clearly marked “BID” with the contract name and number being bid. Provide One (1)

Original & One (1) copy of the bid. Faxed or emailed bids will NOT be accepted.

C. It is the bidder’s responsibility to ensure that bids are presented to the Purchasing Agent on

the hour and at the place designated. Bids may be hand delivered or mailed; however, the

Somerset County Park Commission disclaims any responsibility for bids forwarded by regular

or express mail. If the bid is sent by express mail, the designation in B. above must

also appear on the outside of the express company envelope. Bids received after the

designated time and date will be returned unopened.

D. The Somerset County Park Commission reserves the right to postpone the date for

presentation and opening of bids and will give written notice of any such postponement to

each prospective bidder as required by law.

E. Sealed bids forwarded to the owner before the time of opening of bids may be withdrawn upon

written application of the bidder who shall be required to produce evidence showing that the

individual is or represents the principal or principals involved in the bid. Once bids have been

opened, they shall remain firm for a period of sixty (60) calendar days.

F. Each bid proposal form must give the full business address, business phone, fax, e-mail, the

contact person of the bidder, and be signed by an authorized representative as follow:

• Bids by partnerships must be signed in the partnership name by one of the members of

the partnership or by an authorized representative followed by the signature and

designation of the person signing.

• Bids by corporations must be signed in the legal name of the corporation, followed by the

name of the State in which incorporated and must contain the signature and designation

of the president, secretary or other person authorized to bind the corporation in the matter.

• Bids by sole-proprietorship shall be signed by the proprietor.

• When requested, satisfactory evidence of the authority of the officer signing shall be

furnished.

G. Multiple Bids Not Accepted

More than one bid from an individual, a firm or partnership, a corporation or association

under the same or different names shall not be considered.

H. Official Request for Bid packages are available from the County’s and Somerset County Park

Commission websites at www.co.somerset.nj.us and www.somersetcountyparks.org at no cost

to the prospective bidders. All addenda are posted on both site’s and issued in accordance

with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23(c)(1). Potential bidders are cautioned that they are bidding at their

own risk if a third party supplied the specifications that may or may not be complete. The

Somerset County Park Commission is not responsible for third party supplied specifications.

I. Results of all bids are posted on the County and Somerset County Park Commission’s

website.

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RESERVED

PREPARATION OF BIDS (PRICING INFORMATION AND FORMS)

A. (1). The Somerset County Park Commission is exempt from any local, state or federal sales,

use or excise tax. Somerset County Park Commission shall not pay for New Jersey State Sales

and Use Tax that are included in any invoices. Somerset County Park Commission will not pay

service charges such as interest and late fees.

(2). The Somerset County Park Commission or any of its offices and divisions will not complete

credit applications as a result of contract(s) resulting from award based on these

specifications.

The County of Somerset is rated by:

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group: AAA

Moody’s Investors Services: Aaa

Dun and Bradstreet

B. Bid responses shall be signed in ink (Original Signature Required) by the bidder; all quotations

shall be made with a typewriter/computer or pen and ink. Any quotation showing any erasure

alteration must be initialed by the bidder in ink. Unit prices and totals are to be inserted in

spaces provided.

C. Failure to sign and give all information in the bid may result in the bid being rejected.

D. Reserved

E. Reserved

F. Any bidder may withdraw their bid at any time before the time set for receipt of bids.

G. All forms shall be completed and attached to the bid proposal. BIDDER IS ALERTED TO THE

BID DOCUMENT CHECK LIST PAGE.

H. Results of all bids are posted on the County website www.co.somerset.nj.us and Somerset

County Park Commission web site www.somersetcountyparks.org

RESERVED

INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA

A. The bidder understands and agrees that its bid is submitted on the basis of the specifications

prepared by the Somerset County Park Commission. The bidder accepts the obligation to

become familiar with these specifications.

B. Bidders are expected to examine the specifications and related documents with care and

observe all their requirements. Ambiguities, errors or omissions noted by bidders should be

promptly reported in writing to the Purchasing Agent. In the event the bidder fails to notify

the Somerset County Park Commission of such ambiguities, errors or omissions, the bidder

shall be bound by the bid.

C. No oral interpretation of the meaning of the specifications will be made to any bidder. Every

request for an interpretation shall be in writing, addressed to the Purchasing Agent, referencing

the Contract Name and Contract Number in the subject line, at

PurchasingDiv@co.somerset.nj.us. In order to be given consideration, written requests for

interpretation and or clarification must be received at last three (3) business days prior to the

date fixed for the opening of the bids.

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D. All interpretations, clarifications and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of

written addenda to the specifications, and will be distributed to all prospective bidders. All

addenda so issued shall become part of the specification and bid documents, and shall be

acknowledged by the bidder by completing the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Addenda form.

The Somerset County Park Commission’s interpretations or corrections thereof shall be final.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23(c)(1) when issuing addenda, the owner shall provide required

notice prior to official receipt of bids to any person who has submitted a bid or who has received

a bid package. They will be sent via electronic transmissions to those known recipients of the

bid specifications.

E. Discrepancies in Bids

1. If the amount shown in words and its equivalent figures do not agree, the written words

shall be binding. Ditto marks are not considered writing or printing and shall not be used.

2. In the event that there is a discrepancy between the unit prices and the extended totals,

the unit prices shall prevail. In the event there is an error of the summation of the extended

totals, the computation by the Somerset County Park Commission of the extended totals

shall govern.

RESERVED

METHOD OF CONTRACT AWARD

A. The Somerset County Park Commission reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids,

to waive identified irregularities and technicalities, and to award in whole or in part to the

highest responsible bidder, if it is in the best interest of the Somerset County Park Commission

to do so. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any bid which is incomplete, obscure,

or irregular may be rejected, any bid having erasures or corrections in the price sheet may be

rejected; any bid in which unit prices are omitted, or in which unit/total prices are unbalanced,

may be rejected; any bid accompanied by any insufficient or irregular certified check, cashier's

check or bid bond may be rejected.

B. The Somerset County Park Commission further reserves the right to award each item

separately to the highest responsible bidder meeting specifications or to make an award based

on the total bid to the bidder whose total sum is the low bid meeting the specifications,

whichever in the awarding authorities' opinion is in the best interest of the Somerset County

Park Commission. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Somerset County Park

Commission reserves the right to award a contract based on either option that may be

described in the bid proposal or based on any combination thereof.

C. The Somerset County Park Commission may also elect to award the contract on the basis of

unit prices.

D. The Somerset County Park Commission reserves the right to award equal or tie bids at their

discretion to any one of the tie bidders.

E. Should the bidder, to whom the contract is awarded, fail to enter into a contract within 10

days, the Somerset County Park Commission may then, at its option, accept the bid of the

next highest responsible bidder.

F. Reserved

G. The form of contract shall be submitted by the Somerset County Park Commission to the

successful bidder.

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H. Government entities are not private business/consumer clients; therefore, separate company

agreements are not honored. Terms of the specifications/bid package prevail unless otherwise

noted by the vendor as exceptions.

CAUSES FOR REJECTIONING BIDS

Bids may be rejected for any of the following reasons:

A. All bids pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2;

B. If more than one bid is received from an individual, firm or partnership, corporation or

association under the same name;

C. Multiple bids from an agent representing competing bidders;

D. The bid is inappropriately unbalanced;

E. If the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within 21 days, Sundays and holidays

excepted, or as otherwise agreed upon by the parties to the contract. In this case at its

option, the Somerset County Park Commission may accept the bid of the next lowest

responsible bidder. (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24b)

RESERVED

10. RESERVED

11. NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT - N.J.S.A. 52:34-15

The Non-Collusion Affidavit, which is part of these specifications, shall be properly executed and

submitted intact with the proposal.

12. NEW JERSEY ANTI-DISCRIMINATION – N.J.S.A. 10:2-1

There shall be no discrimination against any employee engaged in the work required to produce

the goods and services covered by any contract resulting from this bid, or against any applicant

to such employment because of race, religion, sex, national origin, creed, color, ancestry, age,

marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, familial status, liability for service in the Armed

Forces of the United States, or nationality. This provision shall include, but not be limited to the

following: employment upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising,

layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training,

including apprenticeship. The contractor shall insert a similar provision in all subcontracts for

services to be covered by any contract resulting from this bid.

13. MANDATORY EEO/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EVIDENCE – N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and

N.J.A.C. 17-27 et seq.

No firm may be issued a contract unless it complies with the affirmative action provisions of

N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq. as administered by the Division of Purchase

& Property Contract Compliance and Audit Unit (Division) and provided below. The contract will

include the language included as attachment A in this specification.

1. Goods, Professional Services and Service Contracts

Each contractor shall submit to the public agency, after notification of award but prior to

execution of a goods and services contract, one of the following three documents:

i. A Letter of Federal Approval indicating that the vendor is under an existing federally

approved or sanctioned affirmative action program. A copy of the letter must be provided

by the vendor to the Public Agency and Division. This approval letter is valid for one year

from the date of issuance.

ii. A Certificate of Employee Information Report (hereafter “Certificate”), issued in accordance

with N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. The vendor must provide a copy of the

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Contract Number	Title	Responses Due
PCC-0017-26	Farming Rights for 3 Parcels	Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 3:00pm

Farming Rights for 3 Parcels

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