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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FROM SHI INTERNATIONAL CORP. BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:11-10 AND N.J.S.A. 40A:11-12
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (“County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (“Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-12, et seq, the County may, without advertising for bids, or having rejected all bids obtained pursuant to advertising thereof, purchase any goods or services under any contract(s) for such goods and services entered into on behalf of the State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property; and
WHEREAS, SHI International Corp. has been awarded State Contract No. 21-TELE-01506 for M7000 - Data Communications Product and Services, and State Contract No. 24-TELE-71883 for M0483 - Computer Equipment, Peripherals & Related Services, by the State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-10, et seq., the governing bodies of two or more contracting units may provide by joint agreement for the provision and performance of goods and services for use by their respective jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of Resolution No. R20170119, the County is a member of Bergen County’s New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (“NJCPA”), which awarded a contract to multiple vendors for Computer Equipment & Peripherals, Contract #CK04, Bid #24-38, including SHI International Corp., a New Jersey corporation engaged in the business of information technology services, cloud computing services, and hardware services; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Management and Information Systems received a quote from SHI International Corp., attached hereto and made part of this Resolution, for the purchase of hardware items and software licenses needed by various County agencies, and which are available pursuant to State Contract No. 21-TELE-01506, State Contract No. 24-TELE-71883, and NJCPA Contract #CK04, Subcontract #24-38, for a total amount not to exceed ninety-seven thousand three hundred nineteen dollars and fifty-eight cents ($97,319.58) , which is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-60.1, et seq., SHI International Corp. executed the Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus Certification, attached hereto and made part of this Resolution, certifying that it is not involved in prohibited activities in Russia and Belarus, and the County confirmed that SHI International Corp. 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. 5-01-20-111-003-219 and 5-01-44-900-003-003, 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 County budget(s), which is attached hereto and made part of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the December 29, 2025, Administration and Finance Committee meeting, and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-10 and N.J.S.A. 40A:11-12, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic authorizes the Department of Management and Information Systems to purchase the hardware items and software licenses listed on the attached quote from SHI International Corp. pursuant to State Contract No. 21-TELE-01506, State Contract No. 24-TELE-71883, and NJCPA Contract #CK04, Subcontract #24-38, for a total amount not to exceed ninety-seven thousand three hundred nineteen dollars and fifty-eight cents ($97,319.58).
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Board, County Counsel, Director of Management and Information Systems, Purchasing Agent, and Director of the Board are authorized to take any action necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
NB December 29, 2025