Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 12/21/2021 - 6:00 PM
Category: Purchasing
Type: Action
Subject: 10.20 Award of T-Shirt and Golf Style Shirt Apparel and Personalized Goods Set-Aside for Small, Minority and Women Owned Businesses 9311
Strategic Plans:
Priority 1.1
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Enclosure 9311 T-Shirt and Golf Style Apparel Award Summary
9311 T-Shirt and Golf Style Apparel Award Analysis
File Attachment:
9311 T-Shirt and Golf Style Apparel Award Summary.pdf
9311 T-Shirt and Golf Style Apparel Award Analysis.pdf
Summary: WHEREAS, in response to the COVID-19 National Declaration of Emergency bids were electronically received on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 after public advertisement for T-Shirt and Golf Style Apparel and Personalized Goods Set-Aside for Small, Minority, and Women Owned Businesses, request for bids were issued to twenty-six (26) vendors with four (4) vendors responding; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-4, the District shall award only by resolution of The Board of Education to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder after public advertisement for bids; and

WHEREAS, this solicitation was one hundred percent (100%) set-aside for small, minority, and women owned businesses; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-2(y), the bid submitted by Reek Creations is rejected and deemed non-responsive as this vendor failed to submit the required small business enterprise, minority business
enterprise, or women business enterprise certificate; and

WHEREAS, the contract is for a two (2) year period from date of award with the option to renew for one (1) additional one (1) year period; and

WHEREAS, the recommendation for award of term contracts was reviewed and approved by Sherelle Spriggs, Director of Support Services.
Funding : Subject to availability of funds.
10-11-xxx-xxx-600/610/800/890-xxx-xxx-xxx
15-15-xxx-xxx-600/610/800/890-xxx-xxx-xxx
20-20-xxx-xxx-600/610/800/890-xxx-xxx-xxx
61-61-xxx-xxx-600/610/800/890-xxx-xxx-xxx
Recommendation to the Board: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contracts for T-Shirt and Golf Style Apparel and Personalized Goods Set-Aside for Small, Minority, and Women Owned Businesses for a two (2) year period of December 21, 2021 through December 20, 2023 with the option to renew for one (1) additional one (1) year period as follows:

A. Dot Designing, Monroe Township, NJ at a cost not to exceed $400,000.00
B. Cover Stitches, West New York, NJ at a cost not to exceed $150,000.00

EXPLANATION: To provide the District with T-Shirts, Golf Style Apparel and Personalized Goods. Subject to availability of funds.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Karen Blessing - Contract Administrator 1
Signed By:
John Teabout - Principal Fiscal Analyst
Signed By:
Sherelle Spriggs - Senior Purchasing Manager
Signed By:
Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
Signed By:
Roger León - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Hasani Council Moved, Member Daniel Gonzalez seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contracts for T-Shirt and Golf Style Apparel and Personalized Goods Set-Aside for Small, Minority, and Women Owned Businesses for a two (2) year period of December 21, 2021 through December 20, 2023 with the option to renew for one (1) additional one (1) year period as follows:

A. Dot Designing, Monroe Township, NJ at a cost not to exceed $400,000.00
B. Cover Stitches, West New York, NJ at a cost not to exceed $150,000.00

EXPLANATION: To provide the District with T-Shirts, Golf Style Apparel and Personalized Goods. Subject to availability of funds.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Josephine Garcia     Yes
Dawn Haynes     Yes
Asia J. Norton     Yes
Shayvonne Anderson     Yes
A'Dorian Murray-Thomas     Yes
Hasani Council     Yes
Vereliz Santana     Yes
Daniel Gonzalez     Yes