Legislative Research Officer - 2026

Agency:	City of Orange Township
State:	New Jersey
Type of Government:	State & Local
Posted Date:	Oct 24, 2025
Due Date:	Dec 4, 2025
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Municipal Council

of the City of Orange Township

City Clerk ’s Office

Municipal Building

29 North Day Street, Second Floor

Orange, New Jersey 07050

REQUEST FOR

QUALIFICATIONS

Legislative Research Officer for the City of

Orange Township

Orange Municipal Council

January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

1:00 PM – December 4, 2025

RFQ: Legislative Research Officer

January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

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PURPOSE OF REQUEST

The City of Orange Township (hereafter the “City”) is requesting proposals from qualified individuals

and firms to provide Legislative Research Officer Services for the Orange Municipal Council. Proposals

will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria set forth in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ). If

selected, the governing body will approve a resolution listing the individual and/or firms as Legislative

Research Officer based on an hourly rate of compensation established by the City of Orange. The contract

term will not exceed one (1) year from the date of the award.

FORM AS TO SELECTION

If selected to provide services, the successful Respondent shall be forwarded a letter of engagement that

shall be binding on the Respondent and/or Respondent’s firm, which includes indemnification, insurance,

termination and licensing provisions. It is also agreed and understood that the acceptance of the

representation shall be considered a release in full of all claims against the City arising out of, or by reason

of, the work done and materials furnished under this award.

RFQ: Legislative Research Officer

January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

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DETAILED REQUIREMENTS OF THE

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR

LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH OFFICER

GLOSSARY

The following definitions shall apply to and are used in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ):

"City" - refers to the City of Orange Township Municipal government.

"Qualification Statement" - refers to the complete responses to this RFQ submitted by the Respondents.

"Qualified Respondent" - refers to those Respondents who (in the sole judgment of the City) have

satisfied the qualification criteria set forth in this RFQ.

"RFQ" - refers to this Request for Qualifications, including any amendments thereof or supplements

thereto.

"Respondent" or "Respondents" - refers to the interested persons and/or firm(s) that submit a

Qualification Statement.

SECTION 1

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1.

Introduction and Purpose.

The City is soliciting Qualification Statements from interested persons and/or firms for the provision

of services, as more particularly described herein. Through a Request for Qualification process

described herein, persons and/or firms interested in assisting the City with the provision of such services

must prepare and submit a Qualification Statement in accordance with the procedure and schedule in

this RFQ. The City will review Qualification Statements only from those persons and/or firms that

submit a Qualification Statement which includes all the information required to be included as

described herein (in the sole judgment of the City).

The City intends to qualify person(s) and/or firm(s) that (a) possesses the professional, financial and

administrative capabilities to provide the proposed services, and (b) will agree to work under the

compensation terms and conditions determined by the City to provide the greatest benefit to the

taxpayers of the City.

1.2.

Procurement Process and Schedule.

The selection is in accordance with the "New Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play" Law and municipal

ordinances establishing the “pay-to-play” criteria. The City has structured a procurement process that

seeks to obtain the desired results described above, while establishing a competitive fair and open

process to assure that each person and/or firm is provided an equal opportunity to submit a Qualification

Statement in response to the RFQ. Qualification Statements will be evaluated in accordance with the

criteria set forth in Section 2 of this RFQ, which will be applied in the same manner to each

Qualification Statement received.

RFQ: Legislative Research Officer

January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

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Qualification Statements will be reviewed and evaluated by the City Attorney. The Qualification

Statements will be reviewed to determine if the Respondent has met the minimum professional,

administrative and financial areas described in this RFQ. Based upon the totality of the information

contained in the Qualification Statement, including information about the reputation and experience of

each Respondent, the members of the City Council in consultation with the City Attorney will

determine which Respondents are qualified (professionally, administratively and financially).

The RFQ process commences with the issuance of this RFQ. The steps involved in the process and the

anticipated completion dates are set forth in Table 1, Procurement Schedule. The City reserves the

right to, among other things, amend, modify or alter the Procurement Schedule upon notice to potential

Respondents.

All communications concerning this RFQ or the RFQ process shall be directed to the City's Designated

Contact Person, in writing.

Qualification Statements must be submitted to, and be received by, the Office of the City Attorney via

mail or hand delivery on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Qualification Statements will

not be accepted by facsimile or e-mail transmissions.

Subsequent to issuance of this RFQ, the City (through the issuance of addenda to all persons and/or

firms that have received a copy of the RFQ) may modify, supplement or amend the provisions of this

RFQ in order to respond to inquiries received from prospective Respondents or as otherwise deemed

necessary or appropriate by (and in the sole judgment of) the City.

TABLE 1

ANTICIPATED PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE

ACTIVITY DATE

1.1. Issuance of Request for Qualifications: October 23, 2025.

1.2. Receipt of Qualification Statements: December 4, 2025.

1.3. Conditions Applicable to RFQ.

Upon submission of a Qualification Statement in response to this RFQ, the Respondent acknowledges

and consents to the following conditions relative to the submission and review and consideration of its

Qualification Statement:

This document is a RFQ and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP).

This RFQ does not commit the City to issue an RFP.

All costs incurred by the Respondent in connection with responding to this RFQ shall be borne

solely by the Respondent.

RFQ: Legislative Research Officer

January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

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The City reserves the right (in its sole judgment) to reject for any reason any and all responses

and components thereof and to eliminate any and all Respondents responding to this RFQ from

further consideration for this procurement.

The City reserves the right (in its sole judgment) to reject any Respondent that submits

incomplete responses to this RFQ, or a Qualification Statement that is not responsive to the

requirements of this RFQ.

The City reserves the right, without prior notice, to supplement, amend, or otherwise modify

this RFQ, or otherwise request additional information.

All Qualification Statements shall become the property of the City and will not be returned.

All Qualification Statements will be made available to the public at the appropriate time, as

determined by the City (in the exercise of its sole discretion) in accordance with law.

The City may request Respondents to send representatives to the City for interviews.

Any and all Qualification Statements not received by the City Attorney by 1:00 p.m. on

Thursday, December 4, 2025, will be rejected.

Neither the City, nor its officers, officials or employees shall be liable for any claims or

damages resulting from the solicitation or preparation of the Qualification Statement, nor will

there be any reimbursement to Respondents for the cost of preparing and submitting a

Qualification Statement or for participating in this procurement process.

1.4. Rights of City.

The City reserves, holds and may exercise, at its sole discretion, the following rights and options with

regard to this RFQ and the procurement process in accordance with the provisions of applicable law:

To determine that any Qualification Statement received complies or fails to comply with the

terms of this RFQ.

To supplement, amend or otherwise modify the RFQ through issuance of addenda to all

prospective Respondents who have received a copy of this RFQ.

To waive any technical non-conformance with the terms of this RFQ.

To change or alter the schedule for any events called for in this RFQ upon the issuance of

notice to all prospective Respondents who have received a copy of this RFQ.

To conduct investigations of any or all of the Respondents, as the City deems necessary or

convenient, to clarify the information provided as part of the Qualification Statement and to

request additional information to support the information included in any Qualification

Statement.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

Bid Title:	Legislative Research Officer - 2026
Category:	Bids and Request for Qualification (RFQs)
Status:	Open

Legislative Research Officer - 2026

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