Airboat Builds, Repairs, Engines & Trailers

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking competitive bids for building three (3) airboats, repairing one (1) airboat, and providing engines and trailers. This is an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the projects, which include repairing a 15' x 8' airboat and installing a new engine, building two (2) 15' x 8' airboats with engines and trailers, and building one (1) 18' x 8' aluminum airboat with engine and trailer. Bids are due by October 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET, and the anticipated award date is October 30, 2023. This is a multiple award bid, and the FWC will award to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest total bid price per project. The FWC reserves the right to contract only for those projects for which funding is currently available and re-bid the remaining projects if the bids received do not permit the FWC to contract for all projects with the available funding.

There are no set-asides or incumbent information provided in the ITB. The airboats are to be used by the FWC's Invasive Plant Management Section to manage aquatic invasive plants. Bidders must be registered in the MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) system and with Sunbiz prior to the bid opening. The FWC has not provided any budget ranges or potential award values for the projects.