Custom Pumper RFP

Bulloch County Board of Commissioners in Georgia is requesting proposals for the purchase of one 1500 GPM custom pumper for the Bulloch County Fire Department, with sealed proposals due November 17, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. A local-vendor preference applies: if quality, service, price, and other factors are substantially equal, a local vendor whose offer is within 5% of the lowest offer may be given an opportunity to match the lowest offer.

The apparatus must be delivered to the Bulloch County 911 Center at 17245 Highway 301 North, Statesboro, Georgia. Pricing must remain firm for sixty calendar days following the proposal due date and may be extended by mutual written agreement. All proposal pricing must be complete and include warranty and delivery.

Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: Earliest Guaranteed Delivery (30 points), Compliance with Standard Specifications (30 points), Cost (25 points), References (10 points), and Demonstration Assessment (5 points).

Proposers must submit a Certificate of Liability Insurance with Commercial General Liability minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate; Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 for single fatality and $2,000,000 for multiple fatalities; Product Liability Insurance with a minimum of $2,000,000; and statutorily required workers' compensation insurance. A Bid Bond of not less than 5% of the total proposal is required. A completed Contractor E-Verify Affidavit confirming compliance with the federal E-Verify employment verification system must accompany all submissions; failure to submit will result in proposal rejection. Any subcontractors must also comply with E-Verify requirements.

A final inspection of the apparatus will be held at the successful proposer's factory, with all travel and accommodation costs for three Bulloch County representatives covered by the vendor; if the factory is over 275 miles away, round-trip commercial airfare must be provided. Questions must be directed in writing to Faye Bragg, Purchasing Manager. The award was made to Fire Line in the amount of $624,890.