Refrigerator and Freezer Repairs Services - Food Service Department (2026-2027)

The Jersey City Public Schools, through its Purchasing Department in New Jersey, is soliciting bids for refrigerator and freezer repair services for the 2026-2027 school year under solicitation number PD26-27-FD8-31, with responses due by June 3, 2026. The contract, categorized under NAICS code 811412, requires contractors to perform labor, parts, and material services for all reach-in and walk-in refrigeration units, mobile cold food serving counters, and permanently mounted cold stations across school food service facilities. Work must be performed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a mandatory 24-hour response time to all service requests and biannual maintenance of all compressors. Bids are evaluated on a lowest responsible bidder basis, with specific pass/fail criteria: contractors must demonstrate satisfactory completion of similar work for at least three New Jersey public or charter schools within the past five years and must submit bids at or above the prevailing Journeyman wage rate, with any bid below this threshold automatically rejected. The contract value is capped at $100,000.00, with labor rates set per hour for both reach-in and walk-in equipment categories, and materials reimbursed at invoice cost plus a 10% markup. The contractor must provide detailed invoices breaking down labor and material costs, including supplier invoices to verify actual material prices, and submit extensive certifications including prevailing wage compliance, non-collusion, debarment status, lobbying certification, affirmative action acknowledgment, and federal compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 and applicable Buy American provisions. All submissions require notarized affidavits, a fully completed Contractor Vendor Questionnaire, DPMC forms, and verification of business registration with New Jersey’s Division of Revenue. Contractors must be registered with SAM.gov and certify absence of debarment, suspension, or exclusion. The contract obligates the contractor to indemnify the Jersey City Board of Education and name it as an additional insured on commercial general liability policies with limits of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million general aggregate, automobile liability of $1 million combined single limit, and workers’ compensation coverage of $1 million for both accident and disease. Enforcement of labor standards includes compliance with New Jersey EEO laws and federal affirmative action rules, with failure to meet any mandatory requirement resulting in bid rejection. Payment is contingent upon Board of Education approval at