Pursuant to the Fair and Open Process described under N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1, et seq., the City of Union City (“City”) seeks proposals in response to this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) from Physicians licensed to practice medicine in the State of New Jersey to provide services described herein for the City’s Police Department, as directed by the Corporation Counsel, the Board of Commissioners or other appropriate official within the City for a contract for the term of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. All candidates are required to comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. as amended. (Affirmative Action see Exhibit attached hereto). Each candidate shall submit proof of business registration with the New Jersey Division of Taxation (P.L. 2004, C.57) prior to the award of contract but preferably with their proposal. The successful Physician should have significant experience in providing medical services in the capacity of a Police Physician. The successful Physician will provide the City of Union City with medical services in the capacity of a Police Physician including but not limited to: 1. Conduct pre-employment medical examinations; 2. Conduct return-from-illness examinations; 3. Perform medical examinations with respect to employees referred to him for medical examination and report from time to time by the Chief of Police or his/her designee; 4. Each examination shall be followed by a written report regarding the findings and status of the employee regarding his/her fitness for duty; and 5. The Physician is required to personally attend office hours. Additionally, the Police Physician will make themselves available on an on-call basis to schedule physical examinations at other times during the normal business week, or shall arrange for such examination by another physician under his/her direction and control at no additional cost to the City of Union City. 6. The vendor shall provide monthly billing statements that include a brief statement showing the original amount of the Contract, any increases established by amendment to the Contract, the amount previously billed under the Contract, and the total amount of unbilled funds remaining available under the Contract, and the total amount of unbilled funds remaining available under the Contract after deduction of the most recent amount billed. A copy of each billing statement shall be made available to the State Fiscal Oversight Officer upon request.
