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Explore the New Jersey child safety seat state roll-out program, including contract highlights, pricing information, participating addendum process, and how the WSCA-NASPO Cooperative Development Team can assist vendors. For more details, visit our website.
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WSCA-NASPOCHILD SAFETY SEATS 14-19State Roll-Out Michelina (Lina) Groninger – New Jersey Paul Stembler – WSCA-NASPO Child Safety Seats State Roll-Out
Agenda • Introductions • Contract Highlights • Participating Addendum Process • Questions Child Safety Seats State Roll-Out
New Jersey Web Postings • The following documents are available to view on our website: • Original RFP Documents, Attachments and Addenda – click on RFP Documents • Notice of Award, Contracts and Amendments • The following documents are not available to view and New Jersey is not required to upload: • Original Proposal Submissions • Clarifications • BAFO – the advertised pricing would be the BAFO submission In New Jersey the contracts are not signed by both parties, the State of NJ signs the contract, the awarded vendor’s signature on the signatory page is the vendor’s agreement. Child Safety Seats State Roll-Out
Contract Award & Requirements • Two (2) contracts (Master Agreements) were awarded: Evenflo and Vehicle Maintenance Program (VMP) • Each awarded contractor shall supply and deliver ONLY Child Safety Seats in compliance with FMVSS-213 (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards ….) • At-A-Glance available on both the WSCA-NASPO Website and the New Jersey Website lists additional contract requirements Child Safety Seats State Roll-Out
Pricing • Pricing was submitted as follows: • List price – not to include freight; • Percent Discount off list price; • FOB Destination freight prepaid – per region (note: VMP pricing is the same across the board); • Alaska & Hawaii will use the Pacific Region rate and negotiate freight charges from the nearest west coast shipping port; and • Percentage discount off list price for all replacement parts (VMP – no charge for replacement parts). Child Safety Seats State Roll-Out
Who Can use a Cooperative? • There are 51 members of the NASPO Cooperative, they love each other dearly but there are 51 sets of rules • That is both the good news and the bad news • Eligibility is not, narrowly speaking, a contractor problem • But, it will be a real burden if it goes wrong • WSCA-NASPO Cooperative Development Team will work with you to make it a success • Don’t let your sales force get in the fray • The issue is based on “legal relationship” not “government price” • It can be a nasty mess – especially after an audit finding has been issued • The central issue for any purchase: the availability of a price is NOT the authority to spend money Child Safety Seats State Roll-Out
Participating Addendum Process • Process breaks down into two separate “paths” • States executing a Participating Addendum • Other entities executing a Participating Addendum • Remember, the purpose of the PA process is to allow participating entities to customize the relationship between themselves and YOU, within the Master Agreement • You are not “required” execute with a potential participating entity (but, they are the ones that will spend the money) • Yes, you need to find and hold on to an attorney that understands what is going on Child Safety Seats State Roll-Out
PA Process Child Safety Seats State Roll-Out
Questions ??? Email us michelina.groninger@treas.state.nj.us pstembler@wsca-naspo.org if you have any questions. Part of responsibilities as the WSCA-NASPO Cooperative Development Team is to assist potential vendors in participating in the cooperative process, so we might be useful contacts. We hope this has helped. Child Safety Seats State Roll-Out