Boat Lift Rental For Sarasota County Fire Department's Boat

Sarasota County is conducting a sole source procurement for boat lift rental services for the Sarasota County Fire Department, specifically targeting a boat lift provided by Jack Graham Inc DBA Marina Operations. The procurement, identified as solicitation 2025-ISS-487, seeks a one-year contract for a boat lift with 24/7/365 access and direct proximity to the Gulf of Mexico. The solicitation was released on May 19, 2025, with critical deadlines including a question submission cutoff on May 21, 2025, and a response deadline of May 22, 2025, at 5:00 pm. Responses must be submitted electronically through the ProcureNow portal, with vendors required to complete an Intent to Sole Source Response form. The county explicitly states that it will only consider responses from vendors authorized by Jack Graham Inc, and reserves the right to cancel the sole source procurement and pursue a competitive solicitation if other vendors can demonstrate comparable service capabilities. The procurement contact is Jissel Shoemaker from the Office of Financial Management, reachable at jshoemak@scgov.net or (941) 861-5340.

The procurement is a strict sole source opportunity with significant restrictions on vendor participation, effectively limiting responses to Jack Graham Inc DBA Marina Operations or its authorized representatives. The contract includes a monthly boat lift rental rate of $890, totaling $10,680 annually, with a potential total expenditure not to exceed $150,000. The county receives a 30% government discount on the lift rental and will also purchase ethanol-free marine fuel under an existing county term contract. The original procurement was approved on 07/14/2020 with a five-year contract term ending 07/13/2025, and the current renewal maintains the critical requirement of providing an individual boat lift for dry storage, which is deemed essential for the fire department's operational needs. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the documentation, and the procurement appears focused exclusively on meeting the specialized maritime storage requirements of the Sarasota County Fire Department.