FDLE-ITB-2554 Addenda 1.pdf

DATE: June 10, 2025

SOLICITATION NUMBER: FDLE-ITB-2554

SOLICITATION TITLE: Special Operations Team Night Vision Equipment

REPLY OPENING: June 16, 2025

ADDENDA NUMBER: 1

This addendum serves as notice of responses to questions received from potential Vendors relevant to the Invitation to Bid (ITB) and amended pages from the original ITB document.

Remove: Page 19 of the original advertisement date July 10, 2025 Invitation to Bid document.

Insert: Attached page 19 of the Invitation to Bid document marked amended (June 10, 2025).

All other terms and conditions of the ITB remain unchanged.

THIS ADDENDUM NOW BECOMES PART OF YOUR BID RESPONSE.

THE ADDENDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM SHALL BE SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED COMPANY

REPRESENTATIVE, DATED AND RETURNED WITH THE BID RESPONSE.

ADDENDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

COMPANY NAME:

ADDRESS:

CITY: STATE: ZIP:

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE: TITLE:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: DATE:

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FAILURE TO FILE A PROTEST WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 120.57(3) OR FAILURE TO FILE A BOND OR OTHER SECURITY WITHIN THE TIME ALLOWED FOR FILING A BOND SHALL

CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 120 FLORIDA STATUTES.

ATTACHMENT B

QUESTION SUBMITTAL FORM

FDLE-ITB-2554 SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT

All written questions are reproduced in the same format as submitted by the Vendor.

Question #1 Can you please clarify “tubes must possess satisfactory FOM, SNR?

Answer #1 SNR-25 1800 or above minimum, 2000 or above preferred

Question #2 What is a Satisfactory FOM, SNR?

Answer #2 SNR-25 1800 or above minimum, 2000 or above preferred

Question #3 What is the min. FOM and/or SNR?

Answer #3 SNR-25 1800 or above minimum, 2000 or above preferred

Question #4 We kindly request that FDLE consider revising the warranty requirement to align with the 2-year manufacturer warranty provided by Elbit Systems, or provide clarification on how the 10-year warranty can be reasonably fulfilled without placing undue burden on bidders.

Answer #4 The requested warranty is to ensure equipment remains in good working condition. Research has shown that a 10-year warranty on these systems in consistent with industry standards.

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FDLE-ITB-2554

Invitation to Bid FDLE-ITB-2554 Special Operations Team Night Vision Equipment Amended Page 19

Addenda #1

4.7. NO PREFERENCE

Pursuant to Section 287.05701 F.S., the Department does not give preference to any vendor based on that vendor’s social, political or ideological interests.

4.8. COMMODITIES PRODUCED BY FORCED LABOR

All companies submitting a bid, proposal, or reply for a contract with this agency, as well as those entering into or renewing a contract for the provision of commodities, are hereby notified of the requirements outlined in Section 287.1345, Florida Statutes.

In accordance with this section, it is mandatory that, at the time of submission and prior to entering into or renewing a contract with this agency, a member of the company’s senior management must provide a written certification on company letterhead. This certification must affirm, to the best of the senior management member's knowledge, that the commodities offered by the company have not been produced, in whole or in part, by forced labor.

For the purposes of this section:

• "Forced labor" means work or service exacted from any person, including a minor, under the menace of a penalty for nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself or herself voluntarily or an activity that violates s. 787.06.

• "Senior management" includes chief executive officers; assistant chief executive officers, including, but not limited to, assistant presidents, vice presidents, or assistant treasurers; chief financial officers; chief personnel officers; or any employee of an entity performing similar functions.

Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification from the procurement process and potential legal consequences.

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