1-Legal Notice.docx
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- Emergency Transportation Services
- Solicitation number
- RFP-615
- Issued by
- Monroe County, Florida
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This is a Legal Notice of Request for Competitive Solicitations issued by Monroe County Purchasing Office in Florida for Emergency Transportation Services. Monroe County is seeking a qualified provider to deliver emergency evacuation bus services to the general public and special needs populations during local emergency declarations. The service will be activated upon county notification and includes transportation to designated out-of-county shelters as well as re-entry to specified locations within the county. Sealed responses must be submitted electronically via the Bonfire bidding platform at https://monroecounty-fl.bonfirehub.com no later than 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The bid opening will be conducted virtually via Zoom at the same date and time. Potential bidders should direct technical questions in writing to Cory Schwisow at Monroe County Emergency Management, 7280 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050, or via email at Schwisow-Cory@monroecounty-fl.gov.
All proposals must be submitted through the Bonfire electronic platform; emailed, mailed, or hand-delivered bids will not be accepted. There is no cost to bidders to use the Bonfire platform. Monroe County may provide local business preference as defined in Section 2-349 of the County Code. Bidders should not include confidential financial information within general proposal documents, as all proposals will be made public on the platform after an intended decision or 30 days from the bid opening date, whichever is earlier, unless proposals are rejected in accordance with Florida Statute 119.071. In cases of discrepancy between the Price Response Proposal Form and other proposal documents, the Price Response Form values will govern. The county reserves the right to waive any proposal irregularities. Published notice dates include Keys Citizen (November 22, 2025), Keys Weekly (December 4, 2025), and News Barometer (December 5, 2025).
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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following:
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3)(a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www.floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from the County’s electronic bidding platform at https://monroecounty-fl.bonfirehub.com OR www.monroecounty-fl.gov/BonfireBids. The Public Record is available upon request. Notice to Proposers: A local business, as defined in Section 2-349, County Code, may be given preference in this solicitation. The intent and justification for providing a local preference is set forth in Section 2-349 of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances.
Monroe County Purchasing Department receives bids via the Bonfire electronic bidding platform. Please do not email, mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Emailed/mailed/physically delivered bids/proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted.
The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via the Bonfire electronic bidding platform at https://monroecounty-fl.bonfirehub.com, no later than 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 8, 2026. There is no cost to the bidder to use the Bonfire platform. Questions regarding this RFQ must be transmitted in writing to Cory Schwisow, c/o Monroe County Emergency Management, 7280 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050, or by Email: Schwisow-Cory@monroecounty-fl.gov.
Please do not submit your confidential financial information as part of your proposal. There are separate uploads for each set of documents, including confidential financial information. All proposals will be made public on the platform after an intended decision or 30 days (from bid opening date), whichever is earlier, unless the bids/proposals are rejected in accordance with F.S. 119.071. If your proposal document includes financial information, that information will not be considered confidential and will be available and viewable to the public in accordance with public records law. In the event of a discrepancy between the value listed on the Price Response Proposal Form and any document within the other portions of the response uploaded into Bonfire, the values listed in the “Price Response - Proposal Form” provided by Monroe County in the RFQ is the amount that will be considered by the County. The County reserves the right to waive any proposal/bid irregularity.
The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on Thursday, January 8, 2026. You may call in by phone or internet using the following:
Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom.us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile:
+16465189805,,4509326156# US (New York) +16699006833,,4509326156# US (San Jose) Dial by your location:
+1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Publication Dates Keys Citizen: Sat., 11/22/2025 Keys Weekly: Thur., 12/04/2025 News Barometer: Fri., 12/05/2025
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