New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 34 - LOCAL PUBLIC AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTRACTS LAWS
Subchapter 7 - COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
Section 5:34-7.24 - County cooperative contract purchasing system administrative responsibilities

(a) Upon approval of a county cooperative contract purchasing system registration and annually thereafter either on the anniversary of the registration of the system or in January of each succeeding year, the lead agency shall publish in its official newspaper a notice similar in content to the following:

Notice of County Cooperative Contract Purchasing System

The County of (name of county) acts as lead agency in a county cooperative contract purchasing system. Under this system, the County solicits competitive bids for certain items to be purchased. Local contracting units within the county may purchase under the terms and conditions of selected contracts awarded by the County without the necessity of securing formal bids. This is a county cooperative contract purchasing system as defined and regulated by N.J.A.C. 5:34-7. Interested citizens or vendors may obtain information regarding the manner of operation of this system by contacting (name, address and phone number of system contact). The System Name Is ....... The System Identifier is: ....... The Systems' establishment was approved by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services and has an expiration date of (expiration date).

(b) The county shall make the contract number available to any contracting unit within the county which seeks to purchase under the terms of a contract awarded by the county.

(c) A county managing a county cooperative contract purchasing system shall include in the specifications the county's own requirements, stated in definite quantities. The county shall identify the contracting units which may purchase under the terms of the contract if awarded.