Contingency Bottled Water

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is seeking contingency bottled water suppliers through a competitive bidding process for emergency and non-emergency water delivery across the state's eight disaster regions. The procurement focuses on truckload deliveries of bottled water, specifically 16.9-ounce bottles packaged in 24-bottle and 32-bottle case configurations, with potential additional case sizes. Vendors must provide comprehensive pricing for delivery services, including delivery fees, trailer delivery and daily detainment fees, and trailer pick-up fees for 1-50 trucks. The contract opportunity requires bidders to enter pricing for all specified options, with mandatory completion of pricing information across different service scenarios. Failure to accurately complete the price sheet or modify its original format may result in bid disqualification. The solicitation was posted on May 28, 2025, with proposals due by June 19, 2025, and vendors must specify which of the eight Texas disaster regions covering all 254 counties they can service. Bidders are expected to demonstrate capability to provide emergency water delivery within 12-24 hours and non-emergency delivery within 3-5 days using semi-tractor trucks with 53' dry van trailers.

The procurement does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises in the provided documentation. Vendors must be capable of delivering bottled water across multiple Texas disaster regions using standard semi-tractor trucks and trailers, indicating a need for significant logistical infrastructure and transportation capabilities. While specific budget ranges are not detailed in the available information, the comprehensive pricing structure suggests a potentially substantial contract value depending on the scale of emergency water distribution needs. The contract appears designed to establish a robust, multi-regional emergency water supply network that can rapidly respond to disaster scenarios across Texas. Vendors will be evaluated based on their pricing, geographic coverage, delivery speed, and ability to meet the stringent requirements for emergency water distribution. The pricing sheet provides a framework for competitive bidding that allows multiple vendors to potentially be selected based on their regional capabilities and pricing structures.