4-Requests for Approved Equals.docx

This is a Request for Approved Equals form issued by Broward County in connection with the Burglar Alarm Systems Upgrade for Courthouses solicitation. The form provides vendors with a standardized process to submit alternative products or manufacturers for approval as equals to those specified in the solicitation. Vendors must submit completed forms with supporting product literature to the Purchasing Agent by the deadline specified in the solicitation's Special Instructions to Vendors section. The solicitation involves upgrading burglar alarm systems at three courthouse locations in Deerfield Beach, Hollywood, and Plantation, Florida, with responses due July 24, 2026. The scope includes site surveys, system design, procurement, installation of new hardware, integration with monitoring centers, programming, testing, training, and warranty support. The primary equipment specified is a Honeywell Vista 250P centralized control panel or approved equivalent, along with field devices including contact sensors, motion detectors, glass-break sensors, door/window sensors, panic buttons, and remote annunciators.

The form requires vendors to provide detailed information including the original specification requirement, the manufacturer and model number of the proposed equal product, and a comprehensive product description demonstrating compliance with solicitation requirements. Broward County's response to all Approved Equals requests will be issued by addendum to all bidders. The County is not obligated to review incomplete requests and will not accept Approved Equals submissions through the electronic bidding system (BPRO). All solicitation responses and required documentation must be submitted electronically through BPRO; the County will not consider responses received through other means. Vendors must be licensed security integrators, hold appropriate County and State licenses, and meet bonding requirements. Procurement preferences apply to Small Business Enterprises (SBE) and County Business Enterprises (CBE) under the Office of Economic and Small Business Development requirements, with local business status serving as the first tiebreaker under Broward County Code Section 1-74.