Bulk Gas- Liquid Oxygen for City`s Water Treatment Plant

The City of Sanford, Florida's Finance Department, Purchasing Division, is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a term contract to supply bulk liquid oxygen to the city's Water Treatment Plant located at 3100 Orlando Drive. The procurement seeks qualified vendors to provide liquid oxygen delivery, equipment maintenance, inspection services, and related support on an as-needed basis for a facility maintaining approximately 9,000 gallons of storage capacity with anticipated deliveries every three weeks. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of one year of consecutive verifiable experience servicing commercial accounts of equal size and scope and must currently serve a minimum of three commercial accounts. All pricing must be quoted on a standard cubic feet (SCF) basis for liquid oxygen delivery and include an hourly rate for services when required, with delivery required free on board to the city facility within forty-eight hours of request and emergency delivery capability within eight hours. The supplier bears responsibility for all delivery costs, equipment calibration, inspection and maintenance services (including annual inspections at no additional cost), and compliance with applicable regulations. Written questions must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 2, 2026, with responses distributed via formal addenda and posted to the city's website. Sealed bids are due by 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the City of Sanford Purchasing Division, 300 N. Park Avenue, Suite 243, with award made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder meeting all specifications.

The contract term is one year with the opportunity for up to four additional one-year renewal periods, not to exceed five years total, and pricing must remain firm for the initial one-year term with annual price adjustments permitted thereafter based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics using a defined formula. A bid bond equal to five percent of the total bid price is required, along with a performance and payment bond equal to one hundred percent of the awarded amount. No pre-bid conference is scheduled for this project. The solicitation documents do not identify any set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, incumbent vendors, or current contractors. Estimated annual consumption is subject to seasonal variation of plus or minus thirty percent from baseline usage levels, and the city cannot guarantee minimum consumption volumes. No specific budget range or award value is listed in the available solicitation materials.