IDRC Professional Services

PUBLIC NOTICE
COUNTY OF UNION
IDRC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

Notice is hereby given that the County of Union will receive proposals on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 11:30 a.m., EST, in the Union County Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, County Counsel 5th Floor Conference Room, Elizabeth, NJ for the program entitled:

IDRC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
Contract Period: June 1, 2026–December 31, 2026

Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4.

The Request for Proposals (“RFP”) may be obtained beginning Tuesday, March 24, 2026 by registering and downloading at http://ucnj.org/vendor-opportunities/rfqs-and-rfps/current or via U.S. Postal Service upon written request.

Proposers should be aware that the County of Union may issue addenda to the RFP package. The County of Union is only obligated to inform proposers of such addenda if they have obtained a package directly from the County of Union or have downloaded it from the County of Union’s website. It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to be knowledgeable of any and all addenda related to this procurement. Therefore, interested parties should check the website throughout the RFP process for any updates.

Interested Proposers are strongly encouraged to attend the Technical Assistance Meeting scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 via Zoom Meeting. Please RSVP to obhsm@ucnj.org to access the Technical Assistance Conference via Zoom link. The County prefers that questions are sent in advance of this meeting.

All questions regarding the RFP must be made in writing and submitted to obhsm@ucnj.org. Written questions will be accepted through 4:00 p.m., EST Thursday, April 9, 2026.

Proposers are reminded to review their submissions for any information they consider to be confidential. The County of Union will not be responsible for the release of any information contained in the proposal package which may be subject to confidentiality.

Proposal delivery is strongly encouraged to be made via commercial mail carrier (USPS, FedEx, UPS) so that tracking information is confirmed. The County of Union is not responsible for the late delivery by the U.S. Postal Service or any other carrier. No late proposals will be accepted. Proposals submitted by fax or email will not be accepted.

All information requested in the Request for Proposals must be provided or the Proposer may be disqualified. All proposals must be sealed and CLEARLY labeled, on the outside of the packaging, with the subject of the proposal (Attention: IDRC Professional Services RFP # 31-2026), name and address of the proposer, phone and fax numbers, and date of proposal opening. Each proposal must be delivered to the County of Union Office of the County Counsel prior to the stated time of the opening of proposals.

Proposals must be made in the form required by the specifications and one (1) original paper hard copy, five (5) paper hard copies, and one (1) electronic copy of the Application Package, in Word and Excel application form, with the required scanned attachments on a CD or a Thumb Drive submitted in a sealed envelope to:

Carolyn Sullivan Kropp, Esq.
County of Union
Office of the County Counsel
10 Elizabethtown Plaza, 5th Floor
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Attention: IDRC Professional Services RFP #31-2026

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to accept any proposals which in their judgment will best serve the interest of Union County.

Proposers are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A 10:5-31 et. seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27.