Community emergency response team (cert) backpacks

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase and delivery of 154 fully equipped Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) backpacks utilizing federally funded FEMA Public Assistance grant resources. The solicitation requires vendors to supply green-colored backpacks with a minimum of five compartments and national CERT logo imprint, along with prescribed equipment including an adjustable crescent wrench, duct tape, triage tape, emergency blanket, first aid kit, flashlight, hard hat, safety vest, work gloves, safety goggles, safety whistle, dust mask, medical gloves, and chalk. Delivery must be made to the Emergency Operations Center at 20 S. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Florida within thirty calendar days of purchase order receipt, with all pricing quoted on a firm and fixed basis for the complete 154-unit order on an all-or-none basis. Quoters are required to submit manufacturer name and model number, descriptive literature, a Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension (Attachment I), and may optionally submit a Drug-Free Workplace Certification (Attachment II) which provides preference in tie-bid situations. The submission deadline was March 9, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. local time, with no site visit or bidders' conference scheduled. Delivery terms are F.O.B. destination with the vendor bearing all transportation costs and transit risk, and payment contingent upon County acceptance and inspection of delivered items.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types responding to this procurement were identified in the solicitation documents. Vendors were required to be registered in Palm Beach County's Vendor Self Service system and comply with all applicable federal regulations, environmental protection standards, and FEMA reporting requirements governing federally funded procurements. The solicitation did not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor did it specify existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements. No explicit award value or budget range was disclosed in the solicitation materials, though the total contract value would be determined by the quoted unit price multiplied by 154 backpacks. The procurement was entirely funded through FEMA Public Assistance grant funding awarded to the Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM) and Palm Beach County, indicating federal compliance obligations for the successful vendor.