Sole_Source_26-047NT_Mach_Alert,_Inc..pdf
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- Mach Alert Fire Station Alerting System
- Solicitation number
- 26-047NT
- Issued by
- Manatee County, Florida
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This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract issued by the City of Bradenton Purchasing Division for the Bradenton Fire Department. The procurement concerns a Fire Station Alerting (FSA) system from Mach Alert, Inc., encompassing all associated hardware, software, programming, testing, configuration, implementation, and support services. The advertised date was August 19, 2026, with a response deadline of August 27, 2026. The City justifies the sole source procurement on the basis that Mach Alert, Inc. is the exclusive provider of the Mach Alert Fire Alerting System, as these products and services are proprietary and technically incompatible with alternative systems. Any company believing it can provide equivalent goods or services must submit detailed information to the City of Bradenton Purchasing Department by the August 27, 2026 deadline for evaluation.
The contract value is $250,000.00. Mach Alert, Inc. is located at 715 US Highway 301 South, Tampa, Florida 33619, and can be reached at (813) 981-8713. The sole source justification is supported by a letter from Ernesto Ramos, Vice President and General Manager of Mach Alert, Inc., dated August 14, 2026, confirming that Mach Alert, Inc. owns and maintains the copyrighted Fire Station Alerting software and is the exclusive source for configuring field devices and integrating them with the FSA system. The City retains the discretionary right to cancel this sole source procurement and conduct a competitive solicitation should respondents demonstrate the ability to supply the same or substantially similar products and services.
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CITY OF BRADENTON
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD
A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
SINGLE SOURCE # 26-047NT DEPARTMENT: Bradenton Fire Department
(BFD)
TITLE Mach Alert Fire Station Alerting System
PROCUREMENT
SPECIALIST Nicholas Toth, CPPB
ADVERTISED DATE 08/19/2026 RESPONSE DATE 08/27/2026
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
The City of Bradenton Purchasing Division provides this notice of its intent to award a sole source contract with a value of $250,000.00 with Mach Alert, Inc. for Fire Station Alerting (FSA) system, including all associated hardware, software, programming, testing, configuration, implementation, and support services.
BACKGROUND/INFORMATION
The City of Bradenton Purchasing Division has completed a due diligence review and intends to procure Fire Station Alerting (FSA) system from Mach Alert, Inc. without conducting a competitive solicitation process for the following reasons:
Mach Alert, Inc. is the sole provider of the Mach Alert Fire Alerting System including all associated hardware, software, programming, testing, configuration, implementation, and support services. These products and services are proprietary to Mach Alert, Inc. and match the existing infrastructure, making alternative systems technically incompatible.
Any company that believes it can provide this good/service, must submit detailed information about its good/services to the City of Bradenton Purchasing Department no later than August 27, 2026 for evaluation and consideration
AUTHORIZATION
Purchasing Manager or Designee Signature Date
Revised 2/15/23
Nicholas Toth 8/19/2026
Mach Alert, Inc.
715 US Highway 301 South
Tampa, FL 33619
Mach Alert, Inc. 715 US Highway 301 South, Tampa, FL 33619 | (813) 981-8713 | www.machalertinc.com
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Sole Source Letter 2026-08-14 v001
August 18th, 2026
Skylar Clark | Account Executive Motorola Solutions, Inc
RE: Sole Source Supplier for the Mach Alert Fire Station Alerting System
Skylar, Mach Alert, Inc. is the sole provider of the Mach Alert Fire Station Alerting (FSA) system, including all associated hardware, software, programming, testing, configuration, implementation, and support services. These products and services are proprietary to Mach Alert, Inc. and are not available through any other vendor, reseller, distributor, or third-party service provider.
Mach Alert, Inc. owns and maintains the copyrighted Mach Alert Fire Station Alerting software and is the exclusive source for configuring field devices and integrating them with the Mach Alert FSA system. Based on these proprietary rights and specialized services, Mach Alert, Inc. is the only supplier capable of providing the Mach Alert Fire Station Alerting system required by the City of Bradenton, Florida.
Sincerely, Ernesto Ramos Mach Alert, Inc.
Vice President & General Manager Ernie.Ramos@machalert.com file://///MAI-DC2012R2/Management/HR/www.machalertinc.com mailto:Ernie.Ramos@machalert.com
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