1-Quote.pdf

This is a sole source quote document related to Hillsborough County, Florida's procurement of Earth Networks hardware, software, and maintenance services for the county's lightning detection and severe weather monitoring system. The procurement encompasses the purchase and maintenance of Sferic Weather Stations, Sferic Maps licensing, Area Alerting Units, and Dangerous Thunderstorm Alert (DTA) technology. Services include preventative maintenance of existing weather stations, upgrades and replacements of legacy stations, installation of additional Sferic Weather Stations, annual Sferic Maps licenses, lightning and severe weather alerting, SMS alerting services, and related field installation, verification, firmware updates, cleaning, testing, and commissioning. The contract term is two years, with the county reserving the right to extend the time period and adjust the scope of services as needed.

The estimated cost of this procurement is $47,627.54 for the two-year contract term. This sole source procurement is being pursued in accordance with Section 3-205(2)(b) of the County's Procurement Policy because Earth Networks, Inc. is the sole authorized source for the requested proprietary products and services required to maintain compatibility with the County's existing integrated Earth Networks system. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or bids; however, contractors able and interested in providing compatible hardware, software, licensing, maintenance, and installation services may submit clear and convincing information to challenge the intended award by the specified close date. Absent any challenges, an award will be made after the close date.