NOTE: The Town of Morristown will consider proposals only from firms or organizations that have
demonstrated the capability and willingness to provide high quality services in the manner described
in this Request for Qualifications.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR THE PROVISION OF APPRAISAL SERVICES – TAX ASSESSMENTS
ISSUE DATE: November 6, 2025
DUE DATE: December 4, 2025
Issued by:
Town of Morristown
GLOSSARY
The following definitions shall apply to and are used in this Request for Qualifications:
"Principals" means persons possessing an ownership interest in the Respondent. If the Respondent is a corporation,
"Principals" shall include each investor who would have any amount of operational control over the Respondent and
every stockholder having an ownership interest of ten percent (10%) or more in the firm.
"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 Town) have satisfied the
qualification criteria set forth in this RFQ.
"Respondent" or "Respondents" - refers to the interested firm(s) that submit a Qualification Statement.
“Review Team” – Members of the Town Administration and its legal and/or financial advisors who shall review the
Qualification Statements.
"RFQ" - refers to this Request for Qualifications, including any amendments thereof or supplements thereto.
"Town" - refers to the Town of Morristown.
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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Section 1.1. Introduction and Purpose.
The Town is soliciting Qualification Statements from interested persons and/or firms for the provision of Appraisal
Services for Tax Assessments, as more particularly described herein. Through a Request for Qualification process
described herein, persons and/or firms interested in assisting the Town with the provision of such services must prepare
and submit a Qualification Statement in accordance with the procedures and schedules in this RFQ. The Town will
review Qualification Statements only from those firms that submit a Qualification Statement which includes all the
information required to be included as described herein (in the sole judgment of the Town). The Town 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 Town
to provide the greatest benefit to the taxpayers of Morristown.
Section 1.2. Procurement Process and Schedule.
The selection of Qualified Respondents is not subject to the bidding provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law,
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. The Town has structured a procurement process that seeks to obtain the desired results
described above, while establishing a competitive process to assure that each person and/or firm is provided with 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 5 of this RFQ, which will be applied in the same manner
to each Qualification Statement received. Respondents agree to at all times abide by all requirements of New Jersey
law.
Qualification Statements will be reviewed and evaluated by the Town Administration and its legal and/or financial
advisors (collectively, the "Review Team"). The Qualification Statements will be reviewed to determine if the
Respondent has met the minimum professional, administrative and financial criteria described in this RFQ. Under no
circumstances will a member of the Review Team review responses to an RFQ for a position which they or their firm
submitted a response. Based upon the totality of the information contained in the Qualification Statement, including
information about the reputation and experience of each Respondent, the Town will (in its sole judgment) determine
which Respondents are qualified from professional, administrative and financial standpoints. Each Respondent that
meets the requirements of the RFQ (in the sole judgment of the Town) will be designated as a Qualified Respondent
and will be given the opportunity to participate in the selection process determined by the Town.
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 Town reserves the right to, among other things,
amend, modify or alter the Procurement Schedule upon notice to all potential Respondents.
All communications concerning this RFQ or the RFQ process shall be directed to the Town’s Designated Contact
Person, in writing.
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Designated Contact Person:
Jillian Barrick
Business Administrator
Town of Morristown
200 South St. CN914
Room 239, Office of Mayor/Administration
Morristown, NJ 07963-0914
Qualification Statements must be submitted to, and be received by, the Town, by hand delivery or regular mail, by 4:00
p.m. prevailing time on December 4, 2025. Qualification Statements will not be accepted by facsimile transmission
or e-mail.
Subsequent to issuance of this RFQ, the Town (through the issuance of addenda to all 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
Town.
TABLE 1
ANTICIPATED PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE
DATE
1. Issuance of Request for Qualifications
November 6, 2025
2. Receipt of Qualification Statements
December 4, 2025
3. Completion of Evaluation of Qualification Statements by the Review Team December 18, 2025
4. Town Review of Review Team Recommendations
December 22, 2025
5. Approval of Professional Services Resolutions by Town Council
January 13, 2026
Section 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:
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This document is an RFQ and does not constitute an RFP.
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This RFQ does not commit the Town to issue an RFP.
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All costs incurred by the Respondent in connection with responding to this RFQ shall be borne solely
by the Respondent.
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The Town 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.
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The Town 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.
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The Town reserves the right, without prior notice, to supplement, amend, or otherwise modify this
RFQ, or otherwise request additional information.
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All Qualification Statements shall become the property of the Town and will not be returned.
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All Qualification Statements will be made available to the public at the appropriate time, as determined
by the Town, in the exercise of its sole discretion, in accordance with applicable law.
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The Town may request Respondents to send representatives to the Town for interviews.
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Any and all Qualification Statements not received by the Town by 4:00 p.m. prevailing time on
December 4, 2025 will be rejected.
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Neither the Town, its consultants or advisors, nor their respective staffs, including, but not limited to,
the Review Team, 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.
Section 1.4. Rights of Town.
The Town 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:
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To determine that any Qualification Statement received complies or fails to comply with the
terms of this RFQ.
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To supplement, amend or otherwise modify the RFQ through issuance of addenda to all
prospective Respondents who have received a copy of this RFQ.
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To waive any technical non-conformance with the terms of this RFQ.
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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.
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To conduct investigations of any or all of the Respondents, as the Town 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.
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To suspend or terminate the procurement process described in this RFQ at any time in the
Town’s sole discretion. If terminated, the Town may determine to commence a new
procurement process or exercise any other rights provided under applicable law without any
obligation to the Respondents.
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