Contracting
with the Department of Human Services
The Department of Human Services (DHS) contracts
with various for profit and not for profit businesses to provide services. DHS has two types of
contracts and contracting processes: those for services utilized
by the State of New Jersey and those for services of benefit to
our clients in the community.
Direct
State Service Contracts
The first type of contracts are those that operate
under the authority, policies and procedures of the State of New
Jersey’s Department of the Treasury. These contracts are used
by DHS to procure goods and services that are consumed by the divisions
and institutions to support their operational and administrative
needs. Examples of these contracts include the purchase of State
vehicles, food for the institutions, training for staff, consultants,
etc.
The Director of the DHS’ Office of Administration is Howard Mass, and he can be reached at Howard.Mass@dhs.state.nj.us.
Businesses interested in information on these types of contracts
should go to the State of New Jersey
website or to the Department
of Treasury’s website.
DHS
Third Party Contracts
The other contracts under DHS are third party contracts
which are those that service our clients in the community and operate
under a different authority. DHS has its own contracting policies
and procedures, under the DHS Contracting
Manuals, that must be complied with in order to do business
with us. Examples of third party contracts include group home care,
respite services, day care services, mental health services, etc.
Third party contracts are managed in each of DHS’
8 contracting departmental components (i.e. the divisions and offices
in DHS) and follow the DHS Contracting Manuals. The Office
of Contract Policy and Management (OCPM) oversees the policy
compliance for DHS. Community providers interested in third party
contracting opportunities should review the content of this website
for direction and more information.
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