Apple iPad Air 13 Tablets with Accessories

The City of St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida, is conducting a competitive procurement to purchase 50 Apple iPad Air 13 tablets for its Fire Department. The solicitation, identified as Quote #25-300, seeks qualified vendors to provide tablets with specific technical requirements, including an M3 chip, Wi-Fi and cellular 5G capabilities, 256GB storage, and in Starlight color. Mandatory vendor qualifications include being in the hardware business for at least five years and possessing an active Apple Business Manager reseller number. All devices must be from a registered Apple Authorized Reseller and be new, unused items that will be registered in Apple Business Manager upon purchase. The solicitation includes additional requirements for compatible accessories, specifically red or orange cases with black straps and clear tempered glass screen protectors. Key procurement dates include a question submission deadline of August 21, 2025, and a proposal submission deadline of August 27, 2025, at 3:00 pm. Vendors must also submit comprehensive documentation demonstrating compliance with city policies on nondiscrimination, environmentally preferable purchasing, and health considerations.

Multiple vendors have already submitted quotes for this procurement, including ProLogic ITS LLC, B&H Photo Video, and CDWG, with quote values ranging from $48,780 to $49,607.50. The procurement does not appear to have specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. Vendors must provide specific insurance coverage, including commercial general liability (minimum $1 million per occurrence), commercial automobile liability, and workers' compensation insurance. The city will utilize a purchase order for this one-time acquisition, with payment terms of net 30 days. Existing cooperative purchasing contracts, such as the Sourcewell 121923-CDWG Tech Catalog, may be leveraged for this procurement. The tablets will be delivered to the city's Fleet Management division at 1800 7th Ave N in Saint Petersburg, with the primary objective of enhancing communication, dispatch, and documentation capabilities for the Fire Department. The total procurement budget appears to be approximately $50,000, with individual tablet pricing ranging between $975 and $992 per unit.