Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:34-6.1

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C. 52:34-6 et seq.) to the contrary, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury shall promulgate the Federal Supply Schedules of the Federal General Services Administration or schedules from other federal procurement programs pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) as an alternate price guide for the purchase of goods and services for State agencies and for the entities defined in section 1 of P.L.1959, c.40 (C. 52:27B-56.1), subject to the following conditions:

(1) the price of the goods or services being procured is no greater than the price offered to federal agencies;

(2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2005, c.336.);

(3) the State receives the benefit of federally mandated price reductions during the term of the contract; and

(4) the price of the goods or services being procured is no greater than the price of the same or equivalent goods or services under the State contract, unless the State determines that because of factors other than price, selection of a vendor from the Federal Supply Schedules or schedules from other federal procurement programs would be more advantageous to the State.

L.1996,c.16,s.1; amended 1999, c.440, s.106; 2005, c.336, s.12.