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or any other state or foreign jurisdiction, as a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
partnership, limited liability company, limited partnership association, or other such form of business
organization.
7.1.3 BREACH OF TERMS OF THE LEGISLATION
It shall be a breach of the terms of the contract for the Business Entity to (i)make or solicit a contribution in
violation of the Legislation, (ii)knowingly conceal or misrepresent a contribution given or received; (iii)make or
solicit contributions through intermediaries for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the source of the
contribution; (iv)make or solicit any contribution on the condition or with the agreement that it will be
contributed to a campaign committee or any candidate of holder of the public office of Governor, or to any
State or county party committee; (v)engage or employ a lobbyist or consultant with the intent or understanding
that such lobbyist or consultant would make or solicit any contribution, which if made or solicited by the
business entity itself, would subject that entity to the restrictions of the Legislation; (vi)fund contributions
made by third parties, including consultants, attorneys, family members, and employees; (vii)engage in any
exchange of contributions to circumvent the intent of the Legislation; or (viii)directly or indirectly through or by
any other person or means, do any act which would subject that entity to the restrictions of the Legislation.
7.1.4 CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
a) The State shall not enter into a contract to procure from any Business Entity services or any material,
supplies or equipment, or to acquire, sell or lease any land or building, where the value of the transaction
exceeds $17,500, if that Business Entity has solicited or made any contribution of money, or pledge of
contribution, including in-kind contributions, to a candidate committee and/or election fund of any candidate
for or holder of the public office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, to any State, county, municipal political
party committee, or to any legislative leadership committee during certain specified time periods
b) Prior to awarding any contract or agreement to any Business Entity, the Business Entity proposed as the
intended awardee of the contract shall submit the Certification and Disclosure form, certifying that no
contributions prohibited by either Chapter 51 or Executive Order 117 have been made by the Business Entity
and reporting all contributions the Business Entity made during the preceding four years to any political
organization organized under 26 U.S.C.527 of the Internal Revenue Code that also meets the definition of a
“continuing political committee” within the mean of N.J.S.A
. 19:44A-3(n) and N.J.A.C. 19:25-1.7. The required
form and instructions, available for review on the Purchase Bureau website at
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/forms.shtml#eo134, shall be provided to the intended awardee for
completion and submission to the Purchase Bureau with the Notice of Intent to Award. Upon receipt of a Notice
of Intent to Award a Contract, the intended awardee shall submit to the Division, in care of the Purchase
Bureau Buyer, the Certification and Disclosure(s) within five (5) business days of the State’s request. Failure to
submit the required forms will preclude award of a contract under this RFP, as well as future contract
opportunities.
c) Further, the Contractor is required, on a continuing basis, to report any contributions it makes during the
term of the contract, and any extension(s) thereof, at the time any such contribution is made. The required form
and instructions, available for review on the Purchase Bureau website at
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/forms.shtml#eo134, shall be provided to the intended awardee with
the Notice of Intent to Award.
7.1.5 STATE TREASURER REVIEW
The State Treasurer or his designee shall review the Disclosures submitted pursuant to this section, as well
as any other pertinent information concerning the contributions or reports thereof by the intended awardee,
prior to award, or during the term of the contract, by the contractor. If the State Treasurer determines that any
contribution or action by the contractor constitutes a breach of contract that poses a conflict of interest in the
awarding of the contract under this solicitation, the State Treasurer shall disqualify the Business Entity from
award of such contract.