New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 34 - LOCAL PUBLIC AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTRACTS LAWS
Subchapter 7 - COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
Section 5:34-7.29 - The State of New Jersey's cooperative purchasing program

(a) The system identifier of 1 NJCP shall represent the State of New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Program administered by the Division of Purchase and Property within the Department of the Treasury. This identifier shall be used by all contracting units purchasing under the Division of Purchase and Property's Cooperative Purchasing Program.

(b) Participation in the State Cooperative Purchasing (Pricing) Program does not require a formal agreement with the Division of Purchase and Property, nor is approval of the Director required.

(c) Contracts awarded under a State Cooperative Purchasing contract that are in excess of the contracting units bid threshold shall be made by resolution of the governing body. A resolution of the governing body shall not be required for State Cooperative Purchasing contracts for textbooks or other educational material that were previously approved by a board of education as part of the board's adopted curriculum policies.

(d) The terms and conditions of the contracts awarded by the State Division of Purchase and Property shall be binding upon the contracting unit and the vendor. When using a State contract, contracting units are not entitled to any bonding or indemnification protection that is provided to the State unless specifically extended to the contracting unit by the vendor. A vendor is not required to extend such protections, but may do so upon agreement with the contracting unit.

(e) A correctly prepared and properly executed purchase order by a contracting unit shall serve as a contract between the contracting unit and a contractor awarded a contract pursuant to 40A:11-12 or 18A:18A-10. In addition to the system identifier, each purchase order shall include the State contract number on which the purchase is based.