Bid proposals for Respiratory Therapy Services due by March 10, 2026.

County of Passaic
Legal Notice to Bidders
The County of Passaic is requesting bid proposals for Respiratory Therapy Services for Preakness Healthcare Center, Project RFP-26-015. Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals responsive to RFP-26-015 shall be received no later than March 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM (prevailing time) at the following location:
Passaic County Purchasing Division
Passaic County Procurement Center
495 River Street, 2nd Floor
Paterson, New Jersey 07524
The bid opening will be conducted on March 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM (prevailing time) via Live-Stream from the Office of the Passaic County Purchasing Division. Bidders can access the Live-Stream at https://passaiccounty.webex.com/meet/bids. During the bid opening, bidders will be announced as well as bid amounts, and thereafter the bid tabulation will be posted on the Passaic County Purchasing website at www.passaicbids.com.
Proposals, plans, and specifications (“Bid Documents”) may only be obtained from the Passaic County Purchasing website (www.passaicbids.com). If you experience difficulty downloading a bid, please email bids@passaiccountynj.org and provide your full contact information, including US mail address and fax number. Please note that although Bid Documents can be emailed and/or faxed when the documents cannot be downloaded from the County's website, Bid Documents will not be mailed. However, if exigent circumstances exist, accommodations can be made by providing a copy of the Bid Documents via overnight delivery at the bidder's expense.
Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms supplied by the County. Bidders must submit a total of four (4) bid proposals, as follows: one (1) original; two (2) copies; and one (1) electronically stored copy on a CD or USB Flash Drive. Bid proposals can be submitted in three (3) ways: (1) via hand-delivery during regular business hours from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM; (2) via certified mail; or (3) overnight delivery. All bid proposals must be submitted at the address listed above. By typing your signature on the County bid document, you are doing so with the intent to sign your bid submission and consent to the terms of the County's bid specifications pursuant to the Uniformed Electronic Transaction Act.
Respondents must submit bid proposals by no later than March 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM. Late proposals or bids will not be accepted. The County is not responsible for undelivered bid proposals or bid proposals otherwise not arriving on time. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2, the County reserves the right to reject bid proposals for the reasons stated therein.
Preakness Healthcare Center is seeking a Provider with expertise and experience in the management and delivery of Respiratory Therapy Services. Provide services to residents who are ventilator dependent and reside on the Ventilatory unit (special care nursing facility), residents with tracheostomies or residents who require respiratory therapy. Scope includes management of the ventilator unit and all respiratory services within Preakness Healthcare Center, equipment, equipment maintenance and provision of disposable supplies.
Respondents are required to comply with the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, (N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq.), the Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Rules (N.J.A.C. 17:27-1.1, et seq.), and all other applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances concerning affirmative action goals and equal employment opportunity.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (“Board”) reserves the right to consider bid proposals for sixty (60) days after receipt. The Board further reserves the right to reject any and all proposals in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2 and to waive minor informalities when authorized to do so under the law.
Heather Ramaglia, Principal Purchasing Agent
Phone: (973) 247-3300
Email: bids@passaiccountynj.org
Sherry Arvanitakis, QPA
Record/Herald-February 17, 2026 Fee: $62.40                                     12084895