Custom built swamp buggy, purchase & delivery of

Palm Beach County Purchasing Department issued Request for Quotation (RFQ) #041216-47/JM for the purchase and delivery of one custom-built swamp buggy for Fleet Management operations in South Florida. The procurement seeks a turnkey vehicle capable of operating across diverse terrain including roads, rocky or uneven areas, mud, and marsh/swamp environments, with comprehensive technical specifications including a 2" x 4" x 3/16" steel box tubing frame, minimum 4.3L V6 gas engine with automatic transmission, Dana 70 rear and Dana 60 front axles, four 21.5" x 16.1" tires, 10,000-pound minimum capacity winch, marine-grade electrical systems with LED lighting, seating configurations, fuel and water tanks, and a four-bow Bimini top. The successful vendor must deliver the completed vehicle within 120 days of purchase order receipt to Fleet Management at 2601 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, Florida 33411, with delivery restricted to Tuesdays through Thursdays between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The price shall be submitted as a single, fixed unit price on an all-or-none basis, including all labor, materials, travel, installation, on-site training, and support costs with no additional compensation permitted. Vendors must provide a one-year full warranty on all components and submit five complete sets of manuals, parts lists, and special tools documentation. The submission deadline was May 17, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time, with responses accepted via fax or email to buyer Jan Maney. The county will award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

Respondents must comply with Palm Beach County's non-discrimination policy and provide minimum three professional references demonstrating similar project experience within the past three years to qualify as responsive and responsible bidders. A local preference incentive of 5% is available to vendors headquartered in Palm Beach County or the Glades, provided they submit a valid Business Tax Receipt. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses were specified in the procurement documentation. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified, and no existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements were noted. The procurement documents do not specify an overall award value or budget range, indicating that the county will evaluate and award based on the competitive quotations received for this specialized equipment purchase.