Bids for professional service contracts due March 12, 2026, via eProcurement portal.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS   PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN for the request for qualifications of professional service contracts beginning March 1, 2026.  All solicitations may ONLY be obtained on the City's eProcurement portal at  https://app.munivendor.com   Sealed offers shall be submitted via the City of Linden's eProcurement portal https://app.munivendor.com up to and until Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. (prevailing time). The City's eProcurement portal will not enable any submissions for these solicitations after Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 10:00 A.M.  Only offers submitted through the MuniVendor eProcurement portal at https://app.munivendor.com will be accepted. No physical, manual, paper, nor any other type of electronic response type will be accepted.   Offerors (respondents) are required to comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq., P.L. 1975, c. 127, N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq., and all other applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances concerning affirmative action goals and equal employment opportunity.  The City of Linden reserves the right to reject any and all proposals in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4, 40A:11-13.2 and 40A:11-23.2, and waive minor informalities not considered material defects under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et seq.  The City of Linden will conduct and broadcast the bid opening in real time at Linden City Hall, 301 North Wood Avenue in the Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor of Linden City Hall. Offerors and the public have the option of remotely viewing the offer opening through a Google Meet conference with visual and audio capability. Offerors may join the virtual bid opening at https://meet.google.com/aei-fiva-dps   With questions regarding the opening process, please contact the City of Linden's Purchasing Department by email at purchasing@linden-nj.gov.   With technical support with the MuniVendor platform, please contact MuniVendor directly by email at vendorsupport@munivendor.com, or by phone at 732-354-1215.   All legal notices published by the City of Linden may be obtained or viewed on the City ofLinden's official website at https://linden-nj.gov/notices   Below is a list of the requests for qualifications of professional service contracts that are available beginning March 1, 2026.   1. Linden Opioid Abatement and Substance Abuse Eradication and Re-Direction Program-LEAD CONSULTANTS 2. Linden Opioid Abatement and Substance Abuse Eradication and Re-Direction Program-PREVENTION  CONSULTANTS   Jessica L. Slawinski, QPA Publication Date: Friday, February 20, 2026  2/20/26 $133.50