How We Buy
- All supplies, equipment and contractual services having a projected annual cost in excess of $17,500 are purchased on the basis of formal, written, competitive, sealed solicitations of bids
- Purchases between $3,750 and $17,500, in the aggregate annually, are awarded on a competitive basis utilizing an informal request for quotation of at least three (3) quotes
- Purchases under $3,750, in the aggregate annually, are awarded on a competitive basis by soliciting either verbal or written quotations from at least three (3) vendors
- The County can and does participate with the State of New Jersey and the Township of Randolph in cooperative purchasing
- All Professional Services, Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services, and Goods & Services contracts for more than $3,750 and under the bid limit, in the aggregate annually, will be awarded un the provision of "Fair and Open" according to NJ "Pay-to-Play" statutes
- The County of Morris bid solicitation documents must be used and are supplied by the Purchasing Division.
- Commodity totals are aggregated across all County departments.
- The County always strives to award to the lowest responsible bidder.
- At all times a County of Morris Purchase Order will be issued.
- A committee approach is used in the evaluation of bid responses
- The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids
- The County will not accept any vendor listed on the State of New Jersey Debarred Lists
