N.J. Admin. Code § 17:13-3.1 - Registration procedures for small businesses and veteran-owned businesses

(a) A business seeking to register as a small business or a veteran-owned business shall comply with the following registration procedures:

1. The business shall register at www.newjerseybusiness.gov, for Premier Business Services; and

2. The business shall apply to the Division by completing the Vendor Registration Form, available online at www.newjerseybusiness.gov.

i. As part of its application to the Division, a business shall document its principal place of business, independent status, number of employees, and its gross revenues. This documentation shall include appropriate forms or reports otherwise submitted to or issued by State and Federal agencies, such as employee reports filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development or certificates of incorporation issued by the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services.

ii. If an applicant knowingly supplies inaccurate or false information, the application shall be denied under this chapter, the business shall be disqualified from inclusion in the small business database, and the business may be subject to adverse action by contracting agencies, the Attorney General or other enforcement agencies.

iii. As part of its application, the business shall pay a non-refundable $ 167.00 application fee for a five-year registration.

(b) When an application for registration as a small or veteran-owned business has been completed, the Division shall determine whether to approve it and notify the business of its decision. If approved, the Division will issue the business a registration certification and add the business to the small business database.

(c) The small business database shall be used by State contracting agencies in confirming eligibility for set-aside contracts and subcontracts and in reporting progress toward established contract award goals.

(d) Every five years, no later than 20 days prior to expiration of the small or veteran business's registration, and not earlier than 60 days prior to the expiration of such registration, a business interested in remaining registered as a small or veteran business shall comply with the registration procedures pursuant to (a) above.

(e) Annually the business shall submit, prior to the anniversary of the registration notice, a verification statement, in which it shall attest that there has been no change in the ownership, revenue eligibility, or control of the business at the State's website, http://www.njportal.com/DOR/SBERegistry/ [File Link Not Available].

1. If the business fails to submit the annual verification statement by the anniversary date of the registration notice, the registration will lapse and the business will be deemed revoked from the State's small business database. If the business seeks to be registered after revocation, it will have to reapply and pay the $ 167.00 application fee.

2. If the business submits the annual verification statement by the anniversary date of the original registration notice, but either the verification statement or other information received by the Division indicates that the business is no longer eligible for registration as a small or veteran-owned business, the Division shall revoke the registration pursuant to this chapter and following revocation, the business shall be deemed revoked from the State's small business database. The business may appeal this revocation pursuant to the procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 17:13-3.4.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 17:13-3.1

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 3784(b), effective 12/4/2017