Chemical reagents, various types, purchase and delivery of

Palm Beach County Purchasing Department issued Request for Quotation (RFQ) #750794/MB on April 5, 2019, seeking firm, fixed pricing and establishment of a term contract for the purchase and delivery of various types of chemical reagents. The procurement encompasses 28 line items of laboratory testing chemicals including calcium hardness indicators, pH buffers, fluoride standards, mercuric nitrate solutions, and various titrants and indicator solutions, with estimated 12-month quantities ranging from 2 to 80 units depending on the item and measurement unit (ounces, pints, quarts, or gallons). All chemical reagents must comply with federal, state, and local government standards, including current OSHA Hazard Communication Standards, and must include appropriate labeling with pictograms, signal words, hazard statements, and precautionary statements. Quotations were due by April 19, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time, with responses accepted via fax or email. The successful quoter will be awarded a contract for an initial 12-month term with options to renew for four additional 12-month periods, subject to mutual written agreement with no deviations from original terms, conditions, and unit prices. Unit pricing must remain firm throughout the initial term and any renewal periods, quoted to two decimal points, with the F.O.B. point at destination, making the successful quoter responsible for all transportation charges, freight, handling, and liability during transit. Delivery is required within five calendar days of receiving a term contract delivery order unless modified delivery dates are approved in writing by the Purchasing Director, and awards will be made on an item-by-item basis to the lowest responsive and responsible quoter.

Palm Beach County's Small/Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) program offers potential preference to certified small businesses within 10 percent of the lowest bid, and local preference is available to quoters with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County. Vendors must register in the Purchasing Department's Vendor Self Service system and comply with all criminal history record checks, public entity crime statutes, non-discrimination policies, and drug-free workplace requirements as conditions of doing business with the county. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified in the solicitation documentation. No specific budget range or estimated award value was disclosed in the RFQ, though the scope of the procurement—spanning 28 chemical reagent line items with varying quantities—suggests a moderate-value contract typical of laboratory supply agreements for county operations.