HACKENSACK BOARD OF EDUCATION
HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL
(RFP)
Broker Services:
Property/Casualty
RFP 25-05
Lydia Singh
Business
Administrator/ Board
Secretary
Submission Date:
ETHICS IN PURCHASING
Statement to Vendors
School District
Responsibility
Recommendation of Purchases
It is the desire of the Board of Education to have all Board employees and officials practice exemplary
ethical behavior in the procurement of goods, materials, supplies, and services.
School district officials and employees who recommend purchases shall not extend any favoritism to
any vendor. Each recommended purchase should be based upon quality of the items, service, price,
delivery, and other applicable factors in full compliance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 et seq.
Solicitation/Receipt of Gifts – Prohibited
School district officials and employees are prohibited from soliciting and receiving funds, gifts, materials,
goods, services, favors, and any other items of value from vendors doing business with the Board of
Education or anyone proposing to do business with the Board.
Vendor Responsibility
Offer of Gifts, Gratuities - Prohibited
Any vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the Board of Education, shall neither pay,
offer to pay, either directly or indirectly, any fee, commission, or compensation, nor offer any gift,
gratuity, or other thing of value of any kind to any official or employee of the Board of Education or to
any member of the official’s or employee’s immediate family.
Vendor Influence - Prohibited
No vendor shall cause to influence or attempt to cause to influence, any official or employee of the
Board of Education, in any manner which might tend to impair the objectivity or independence of
judgment of said official or employee.
Vendor Certification
Vendors or potential vendors will be asked to certify that no official or employee of the Board of
Education or immediate family members are directly or indirectly interested in this request or have any
interest in any portions of profits thereof. The vendor participating in this request must be an
independent vendor and not an official or employee of the Board of Education.
Lydia Singh, CPA
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
HACKENSACK BOARD OF EDUCATION
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
GENERAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Lydia Singh
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
HACKENSACK BOARD OF EDUCATION
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Broker Services
Instructions for Respondents
1. Proposals are to be submitted to:
Lydia Singh
Business Administrator/Board Secretary Hackensack
Board of Education
191 Second Street
Hackensack, New Jersey
07601
By: Lydia Singh ON: May 7, 2025 at 10:00 am
by mail, delivery service or in person; proposals that are submitted are to be sealed
2. Proposals must be placed in a sealed envelope/package and marked as shown below on the front of
the envelope/package. Proposals must be submitted in duplicate on the submittal forms as provided,
and in the manner designated. The Board requires one original and one duplicate copy of the proposal
package. The duplicate is necessary for processing the proposals. Respondents should also keep a
complete copy of the proposal packet, exactly as submitted.
Envelope Label Information:
Lydia Singh
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Hackensack Board of Education
191 Second Street
Hackensack, New Jersey
07601
Proposal
No. 25- 05 Broker
Services
Date:
Name of
Attorney/Firm Address
City, State, Zip
Failure to properly label the proposal envelope may lead to the rejection of the proposal!
The Board of Education does not accept electronic (e-mail) submission of bids or proposals.
3. PURPOSE
The Board of Education is soliciting request for proposals (RFP’s) for the purpose of entering
into a contract for Broker Services.
4. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION - EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Each company shall submit to the HACKENSACK Board of Education, after notification of award,
but prior to execution of a goods and services contract, one of the following three documents:
● Appropriate evidence that the contractor is operating under an existing federally approved or
sanctioned affirmative action program;
● A certificate of employee information report approval issued in accordance with N.J.A.C. 17:27-
4; or
● An employee information report (Form AA302) provided by the Division and distributed to the
public agency to be completed by the contractor, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 17:27-4.
Please note: A completed and signed Affirmative Action Questionnaire is requested with submission of
bid/proposal. However, the Board will accept in lieu of the Questionnaire, Affirmative Action Evidence in
the form of a current Certificate of Employee Information Report submitted with the bid/proposal.
If awarded a contract your company/firm will be required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A.
10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq., and the terms and conditions of the Mandatory Equal
Employment Opportunity Language (Exhibit A).
Sample Certificate of Employee Information Report
All respondents are requested to submit with their response, a copy of their firm’s Certificate of
Employee Information Report. Failure to submit the Certificate or other required documents prior to
the execution or award of contract will result in the rejection of the bid/proposal.
This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.