1. To select and enter into an agreement with the one or more Proposer(s) based upon experience, qualifications, approach, and other factors specified herein, for the purchase of materials, products, supplies, and non-professional services shall be awarded to the lowest responsible Proposer that submits a responsive Proposal. 2. To reject any and/or all Proposals. 3. To issue additional subsequent solicitations for RFPs and/or amendments to the RFP. 4. To conduct investigations with respect to the qualifications of each Proposer. 5. To negotiate with Proposers for amendments or other modifications to their Proposals. 6. To modify dates. 7. To enter into agreements for only portions (or to not enter into an agreement for any) of the services contemplated by the Proposal submitted. 8. All Proposals prepared in response to this RFP are at the sole expense of the Proposer, and with the express understanding that there will be no claim, whatsoever for reimbursement from the SJPC for the expense of preparation. 9. The New Jersey Open Public Records Act (hereinafter “OPRA”) mandates public access to government records. However, Proposals submitted in response to this RFP may contain technical, financial, or other data whose public disclosure could cause substantial injury to a Proposer’s competitive position or constitute a trade secret. To protect these data from disclosure under the OPRA, the Proposer should specifically identify the pages of the Proposal that contain such information, by properly marking the applicable pages and inserting the following notice in the front of its Proposal.
