DOW Sealant

Sarasota County is pursuing a sole source procurement for DOW sealant products intended for expansion joint bridge maintenance and repairs. The procurement specifically targets DOWSIL silicone joint sealant products, including DOWSIL 888 Silicone Joint Sealant, DOWSIL 890-SL Silicone Joint Sealant, DOWSIL 902 RCS Joint Sealant, and DOWSIL NS Parking Structure Sealant. The county intends to award the contract to Beacon Sales Acquisitions, Inc., which is the sole authorized distributor of these products in Florida. Responses must be submitted electronically through the ProcureNow portal by May 5, 2025, at 5:00 pm, with questions due by May 2, 2025. The county reserves the right to cancel the sole source procurement and pursue a competitive solicitation if alternative vendors can demonstrate the ability to supply equivalent products. Qualification requirements include explicit authorization from The Dow Chemical Company to sell these specific products, with the procurement being managed by the Office of Financial Management and overseen by procurement contact Sofia Salazar.

The procurement is strictly limited to vendors authorized by The Dow Chemical Company, effectively restricting participation to approved distributors. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the documentation. The current incumbent vendor is Beacon Sales Acquisitions, Inc., which recently acquired Coastal Construction Products and inherited the previous sole source authorization. The estimated expenditure for this procurement is $40,000 for the fiscal/contract year, with a not-to-exceed amount of $150,000. The sole source authorization is valid for three years or until Beacon Sales Acquisition is no longer the sole provider of DOWSIL products in Florida. The procurement covers products that comply with State of Florida specification 932 and applicable ASTM requirements for silicone bridge sealant. The jurisdiction for this procurement includes Sarasota County and specifically the Siesta Key CDP area.