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Palm Beach County, Florida issued Request for Quotation (RFQ) #650431 for the purchase and delivery of three chemical products under a twelve-month term contract with an option to renew for four additional twelve-month periods. The procurement seeks quotations for three specific items with no substitutes permitted: Grass-So-Green liquid fertilizer (19-0-0 formulation) supplied exclusively by American Hydro Systems, Inc. in an estimated quantity of 25 cases; Rid-O-Rust RR1 2X Strength rust preventative, also from American Hydro Systems, Inc., in an estimated quantity of 175 cases; and SuperThrive vitamin solution (non-toxic formulation) in an estimated quantity of 25 cases. Bidders must submit firm, fixed unit pricing per case for all three items on a combined, all-or-none award basis, with pricing calculated to two decimal places and no escalation clauses permitted. Delivery must occur within ten calendar days of receiving a delivery order, Monday through Friday excluding holidays, with products delivered in original manufacturer packaging (four one-gallon containers per case for items one and three; four half-gallon containers per case for item two). The RFQ submission deadline was April 12, 2018 at 4:00 P.M. Palm Beach County local time, with responses acceptable via fax or email. The County reserved the right to award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and requires vendors to provide firm name, complete address, contact information, applicable license numbers, Federal ID number, drug-free workplace certification, and Criminal History Records Check Ordinance compliance documentation.

Palm Beach County offers a five percent local preference to vendors with a permanent place of business in the county established prior to RFQ issuance and a five percent Glades preference for vendors with an established place of business in the Glades area. Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certification may provide award preference to certified small businesses within ten percent of the lowest responsive, responsible bid if also deemed responsive and responsible. The County is exempt from federal and state taxes, and payment will be rendered only upon County acceptance and inspection of delivered items, with freight charges prepaid by the vendor and FOB point at destination. Pallets shall be exchanged at delivery upon request, and the vendor retains title and risk of loss during transit. The bid tabulation sheet indicates that multiple vendors submitted responses, which were evaluated and compared for price competitiveness and compliance with solicitation requirements to determine the winning vendor. While specific budget or award values are not explicitly stated in the available documentation, the contract value would be determined by the quantities ordered and the unit pricing submitted by the selected vendor over the twelve-month initial term.