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The New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (NJSCC), a subsidiary of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (Authority), through this Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks proposals from firms interested in providing the services needed to develop school facility-related database systems housed at the New Jersey Department of Education, and related training, hosting, and support, for a five-year term.

The NJSCC will compensate for such Database Services pursuant to a lump sum fee proposal, which it expects to fall within a range of $3 million to $5 million for the term of the engagement.

The RFP for Database Services will be available for pick-up starting at noon on MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2004, and continuing between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM at the reception desk of the offices of the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation, First Floor, 1 West State Street (the Wachovia Bank Building), Trenton, New Jersey 08625.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference for firms wishing to submit proposals shall be held on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004 at 10:00 AM, at the NJSCC's offices, located at 1 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 .

Completed responses to the RFP must be received by 2:00 PM EST on FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2004, and may be mailed or hand delivered as set forth below.

Mailing Address:

New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation
Attn: Mr. Sandor Havran, Project Officer
Contract Procurement & Administration
P.O. Box 991
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0991

Hand Delivery Address:

FAXED OR E-MAILED SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME WILL BE RETURNED UNOPENED.

Eligibility: The services sought in the RFP are not subject to NJSCC pre-qualification requirements. Selections shall be based on qualifications presented.

Set Asides: A firm engaged pursuant to the RFP shall be required to set forth its approach to meeting the overall 25% S mall Business Enterprise (SBE) set-aside target established in New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission (the Commission) rules, at N.J.A.C . 12A:10-1.1 et seq., and in Executive Order No. 71 (McGreevey 2003), as explained in the RFP.

Office of Government Integrity: Firms shall be required to submit a completed questionnaire for review by the Office of Government Integrity created pursuant to N.J.S.A . 18A:7G-43 to investigate and ensure the integrity of all School Construction Program activities.

Selection Process: Non-responsive submissions will be rejected without evaluation. A Selection Committee will evaluate and rank responsive submissions based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP, including understanding of the project; the firm's experience; the experience of key team members; and the firm's approach to providing the program of Database Services required.

At its sole option, the NJSCC may conduct interviews. Following the interviews, if any, the final technical scores and rankings shall be determined, based on the evaluation criteria.

Fee Negotiations: Following the final rankings, Fee Proposals will be opened and evaluated by NJSCC Staff. Using the Fee Proposals as a guide, NJSCC Staff shall negotiate with the firm with the highest technical ranking. Should the NJSCC be unable to negotiate satisfactorily with the highest-ranked firm, negotiations will be terminated and started with the second ranked firm, and so on until terms are successfully negotiated. After award of contracts, all proposing firms may be afforded a debriefing.

The NJSCC has no obligation to make an award pursuant to the RFP, and reserves the right to waive any non-material defects, reject any Proposals for any reason, or terminate the selection process in part or in its entirety at any time.

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 and any regulations promulgated thereunder.