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RESOLUTION EXERCISING FIRST ONE-YEAR TO RENEW CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF HOSPICE SERVICES FOR PREAKNESS HEALTHCARE CENTER FOR THE 2027 CALENDAR YEAR, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 AND RFQ-26-057.
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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, Preakness Healthcare Center (“Preakness”) is a New Jersey Department of Health licensed, 406-bed skilled nursing facility that is owned and operated by the Board, and is in need of hospice services; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1), the Purchasing Agent issued RFQ-26-057, Expand Pool Hospice Providers for Preakness Healthcare Center (“RFQ-26-057”), seeking qualifications for a provider of hospice services to residents of Preakness, responses to which were unsealed on November 25, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on December 29, 2025, the Board passed Resolution No. R-25-1240, awarding a contract under RFQ-26-057 to Compassionate Care Hospice of Clifton LLC, and passed Resolution No. R-26-0156 on February 24, 2026, awarding a contract under RFQ-26-057 to Affinity Care of NJ LLC, each for a term from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, with the County retaining two (2) one-year options to renew; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of Preakness is recommending that the County exercise the first one-year option to renew the above-described contracts under RFQ-26-057 for a term from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027, with all fees thereunder to be billed to third party reimbursement, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-60-1, et seq., Compassionate Care Hospice of Clifton LLC and Affinity Care of NJ LLC executed the Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus Certification, attached hereto and made part of this Resolution, certifying they are not involved in prohibited activities in Russia and Belarus, and the County confirmed that said providers are not identified on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list created by the Office of Foreign Assets Control; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the September 30, 2026 Health and Human Services Committee meeting and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1), the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic hereby exercises the first one-year option to renew the County’s contracts under RFQ-26-057, Expand Pool Hospice Providers for Preakness Healthcare Center, with Compassionate Care Hospice of Clifton LLC and Affinity Care of NJ LLC, each for a term from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027, with all fees thereunder to be billed to third party reimbursement, all in accordance with RFQ-26-057 and the providers’ responses thereto.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, Executive Director of Preakness, and Director of the Board are authorized to take any action necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
NB October 13, 2026