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RESOLUTION EXERCISING THIRD ONE-YEAR OPTION UNDER CONTRACT WITH H & R HEALTHCARE, LP TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY BEDS, SUPPORT SURFACES AND NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND CARE THERAPY TO PREAKNESS HEALTHCARE CENTER, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1 AND RFP-22-021.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a government body incorporated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1, et seq. and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, Preakness Healthcare Center (hereafter “Preakness” is a New Jersey Department of Health licensed 406-bed skilled nursing facility that is owned and operated by the Board; and
WHEREAS, July 18, 2022, the Passaic County Purchasing Agent issued RFP-22-021, Preakness Healthcare Center Specialty Beds, Support Surfaces and Negative Pressure Wound Care Therapy (“RFP-22-021”), seeking competitive contractions for services stated therein; and
WHEREAS, on August 9, 2022, the Purchasing Agent unsealed responses to RFP-22-021, and thereafter the proposals submitted were reviewed and ranked based on methodology for the awarding of competitive contracts, which included technical, management, and cost related criteria; and
WHEREAS, on December 27, 2022, the Board passed Resolution R-22-1213, authorizing an award of contract to H & R Healthcare, LP to provide specialty beds, support surfaces and negative pressure wound care therapy to Preakness for a one (1) year term, commencing October 1, 2022 and expiring September 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand and 00/100 ($150,000.00) dollars, with four (4) one (1) year renewal options to be exercised at the discretion of the Board; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2023, the Board passed Resolution R-23-0719, exercising the first option to renew the above-described contract, for a term commencing October 1, 2023, and expiring September 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2024, the Board passed Resolution R-24-509, exercising the second option to renew the above-described contract, for a term commencing October 1, 2024, and expiring September 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of Preakness is recommending that the County exercise the third option to renew the above-described contract with H & R Healthcare Center, LP, for a term commencing October 1, 2025, and terminating on September 30, 2026, in the amount of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-60-1, et seq., H & R Healthcare, LP executed the Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus Certification, attached hereto and made part of this Resolution, certifying it is not involved in prohibited activities in Russia and Belarus, and the County confirmed that H & R Healthcare, LP is not identified on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list created by the Office of Foreign Assets Control; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account Nos. 5-01-27-172-001-M01 or any other account that may be deemed appropriate by the Chief Financial Officer or his designee, and the availability of funds has been contingently certified by the Chief Financial Officer subject to sufficient funds being appropriated by the Board in the 2025 and/or subsequent years’ County budget(s); and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the August 5, 2025, meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1, et seq., the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) hereby exercises the third one-year option to renew the County’s contract with H & R Healthcare Center, LP, to provide specialty beds, support surfaces and negative pressure wound care therapy to Preakness Healthcare Center, for a term commencing October 1, 2025 and expiring September 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00); and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, Purchasing Agent, Executive Director of Preakness, and the Director of the Board are authorized to take any action necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
NB August 12, 2025