Chemicals & container - poolrx brand only, purchase/delivery

The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase and delivery of swimming pool chemicals and containers on a term contract basis. This procurement seeks quotations for two specific PoolRX brand items with no substitutions permitted: PoolRX brand Granular Mineral Booster (#102003) in 5-kilogram buckets with an estimated annual quantity of 20 units, and PoolRX Commercial Unit Containers (#101080) with an estimated annual quantity of 4 units. Responses must be submitted by April 19, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time via fax or email to Kerry L. Parker at the Purchasing Department. The contract term is twelve months or until the estimated amount is expended, at the County's discretion, with renewal options for four additional twelve-month periods subject to mutual written agreement and appropriation of funds. Delivery is required within fourteen calendar days of receiving a term contract delivery order, with the F.O.B. point set at destination. Pricing must be submitted as a single, fixed unit price without escalation clauses, and prices must remain firm for the initial term and any renewal periods. Awards will be made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive and responsible quoter.

Quoters must comply with vendor registration requirements through the Purchasing Department's Vendor Self-Service system, and all amendments to the solicitation will be posted on that system. The County's evaluation criteria includes compliance with applicable Small/Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) provisions and local preference ordinances, which may reduce qualifying quoter prices by up to 5 percent. The County reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities to meet actual requirements and accepts no minimum order requirements. All deliveries must include proper shipping labels and packing slips with the purchase order number, and the County will not accept goods exceeding quoted quantities. Payment will be rendered upon the County's satisfaction and acceptance of delivered items, with all transportation, freight, handling, and related costs included in the quoted price. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the solicitation documents.