Ocean County Approves $5.2M in Contracts for Mental Health Programs, Technology Systems, and Law Enforcement Equipment

The Ocean County Board of Commissioners gave the green light to over $5.2 million in new and renewed contracts. These cover health care, tech systems, engineering work, infrastructure projects, and public safety gear. Commissioners awarded the deals at their latest meeting in Toms River.

Officials say these approvals keep services running and modernization projects moving through 2026. Some contracts hinge on passing the next budget.

Bright Harbor Healthcare snagged extensions worth more than $548,000. The money funds family crisis help, substance abuse treatment for outpatients and inpatients, counseling at home, and electronic tracking for juveniles. Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. locked down renewals at $219,000 for diversion work and mentoring.

Preferred Behavioral Health of NJ, Inc. will keep running employee assistance programs. John R. Soper Jr. MA LPC & Clinical Associate, LLC got $50,000 for special needs treatment. New Hope Integrated Behavioral Health Care pulled in $34,000 for inpatient substance abuse services.

Commissioners signed off on a $1.39 million extension with CGI Technologies & Solutions, Inc. The company will shift the CGI Advantage financial management software to a cloud setup. This was the biggest single contract at the meeting.

SHI International Corp. received $262,464 for Primepoint HR and payroll platforms. County Business Systems, Inc. secured $201,510 for software and upkeep.

AXON Enterprise, Inc. will supply $197,122 in body cameras for the Department of Corrections. CDW Government received $100,000 for drone detection gear for the Sheriff's Office, then another $61,626 for network and CCTV hardware at the Chestnut Street Complex. ePlus Technology, Inc. got $64,524 for network and CCTV equipment.

Election Systems & Software, LLC received a $995,000 extension. The deal covers voting machine upkeep and licensing through 2026. This ranks among the largest renewals in the package.

T&M Associates grabbed $660,327 to manage and inspect the Long Beach Boulevard rebuild in Beach Haven. French & Parrello Associates, P.A. received $75,000 to keep designing bridges in Lakewood.

Several engineering firms got funding for environmental studies and project oversight tied to public infrastructure. T&M Associates also landed $32,950 for Natural Lands Trust work. DuBois & Associates, LLC received $5,800 for environmental engineering. Mott MacDonald, LLC secured $2,900 for environmental site checks.

Colliers Engineering & Design, Inc. received $95,000 for construction sampling and testing at the Justice Complex Annex. The company also secured $12,500 for airport terminal environmental work.

Clarke Caton Hintz, P.C. received $45,000 for extra design work at court facilities. Van Cleef Engineering Associates secured $12,784 for land surveying.

Myers and Stauffer LC received $119,000 for Medicaid program advice. Dafeldecker Associates, LLC secured $55,000 for drug and alcohol testing. National Vision Administrators, LLC received $94,000 for vision plan management.

NMS Labs secured $40,000 for toxicology work. Educational Data Systems, Inc. received $12,635 for workforce operations. Facility Strategies, LLC secured $34,118 for move management advice.

All projects will roll out in 2026, with several running through 2030. Officials plan to share updates as contracts move through design and launch phases.