4-Requests for Approved Equals.docx
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- Attached to
- Vinyl Bus Seat Insert Repairs (FTA)
- Solicitation number
- TRN2132247B1
- Issued by
- Broward County, Florida
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This is a Requests for Approved Equals form issued by Broward County Transportation Department in Florida for the Vinyl Bus Seat Insert Repairs solicitation. The form provides vendors with the opportunity to request approved equal status for products that may not exactly match the specifications listed in the solicitation. Vendors must submit completed forms with supporting product literature to the County's Purchasing Agent by the deadline specified in the Special Instructions to Vendors section. The County will evaluate requests for approved equals and issue its determinations by addendum. Vendors are required to provide detailed information including their company name, contact details, solicitation number, the specific specification requirement being addressed, the manufacturer and model number of the proposed product, and a comprehensive description of how the product meets solicitation requirements.
The form emphasizes that vendors must submit requests directly to the Purchasing Agent via email rather than through the electronic bidding system (BPRO), and that incomplete submissions will not be reviewed by the County. All solicitation responses must be submitted electronically through BPRO by the closing date and time, with vendors responsible for obtaining a submission receipt. The County will not accept responses submitted through alternative means. This process applies to FTA-funded work and allows vendors flexibility in proposing alternative products while maintaining quality and specification standards for bus seat insert upholstery and repair services.
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REQUESTS FOR APPROVED EQUALS
QUOTATION REQUEST AND INVITATION TO BID
Vendors may submit for the County’s consideration for a determination of approved equal status. Requests for Approved Equals must be submitted on the below form and delivered by email to the Purchasing Agent, no later than date and time listed in Special Instructions to Vendors. The County’s response to Requests for Approved Equals will be issued by addendum. Do not submit this form through the electronic bidding system.
Vendor shall submit with this form any relevant product literature to demonstrate the proposed product meets all the solicitation requirements. The County is not obligated to review incomplete requests.
Vendor to complete the following:
Vendor Name: Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Name/Title: Click or tap here to enter text.
E-mail: Click or tap here to enter text. Phone: Click or tap here to enter text.
Solicitation No.: Click or tap here to enter text. Solicitation Title: Click or tap here to enter text.
Request No.: Click or tap here to enter text. Ref. Page No.: Click or tap here to enter text.
Ref. Specification No.: Click or tap here to enter text.
Specification Requirement from solicitation: Click or tap here to enter text.
Request for Approved Equal:
Manufacturer Offered: Click or tap here to enter text.
Model No./Product: Click or tap here to enter text.
Description of product offered for approved equal: Click or tap here to enter text.
Product Literature is attached to this form? ☐ Yes ☐ No
For Broward County Use Only
Broward County Response: ☐ Approved ☐ Not Approved Reasons: Click or tap here to enter text.
Form Date 9/9/24
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