24-P-01431-Project-EBO-Determination-Traditional.docx

This is an Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Determination form prepared by the City of Tampa, Florida, documenting diversity and inclusion participation guidelines for a liquid cationic polymer supply contract. The City of Tampa's Wastewater Department seeks a vendor to supply liquid cationic polymer for the Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, with delivery required at the Port of Tampa, 2700 Maritime Boulevard. The solicitation is designated as ITB No. 24-P-01431 with an estimated annual treatment volume of 550,000 wet tons of sludge. Bidders must be a major polymer manufacturer or an exclusive representative of a major manufacturer and are required to complete pre-qualification testing within 45 days of bid advertisement, including screening and in-plant performance trials. Bids are due by 2:00 pm on February 4, 2025. The proposed contract period is three years with an option to renew for an additional two years. The successful vendor must provide on-site employee training, technical assistance for optimizing polymer dosage, and assume responsibility for cleaning existing polymer storage tanks and equipment prior to first delivery.

The estimated contract value is $2,000,000, procured through open market solicitation with pricing assessed on a cost-per-pound basis for polymer delivered. This is classified as a Traditional Solicitation under the City of Tampa's EBO program, indicating the scope did not meet Rapidly Widening Availability (RWA) parameters for narrowly tailored requirements, though it does not preclude diversity, equity, and inclusion participation. Bidders are required to demonstrate good faith efforts in soliciting Women/Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) and Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) participation by completing Diversity Management Information Forms and following ten specific action steps for subcontractor inclusion. No specific subcontracting goals are set for this contract. The document was approved on September 18, 2024, by Committee Chair Ardail Allen.