FCAM 2026 Alternate Apparatus

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is soliciting sealed bids on behalf of the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM) to supply industry standard compliant fire apparatus and related equipment to FCAM member organizations. The procurement encompasses a comprehensive range of apparatus types, including initial attack vehicles such as mini-pumpers, mobile water supply apparatus including tankers and mobile water supplies with pumpers, wildland apparatus and brush trucks (including wildland fire crew carrier apparatus, wildland fire pumpers, wildland fire suppression apparatus, and wildland mobile water supply apparatus), special service apparatus, and associated equipment. Qualified bidders must submit proposals through CommBUYS no later than 4:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, with late proposals not accepted. A bidders conference will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST, and the Invitation for Bids is available from MAPC by contacting Kelsi Champley at kchampley@mapc.org on or after 4:00 p.m. EST Monday, April 6, 2026. Contracts will be awarded to the responsible and responsive bidder offering the lowest price for each vehicle type by manufacturer or make, with one contract award made for each vehicle type. The contract term shall commence upon execution by both parties and continue through December 1, 2026, with the possibility of five six-month extensions.

No set-aside designations or restrictions on bidder eligibility have been specified in the available procurement documents, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified. The solicitation does not identify a specific budget range or estimated award value. No bid bond is required for submission. The procurement is governed by M.G.L. c. 30B s.22 and M.G.L. c. 7 s. 22B. MAPC reserves the right to cancel all or part of the solicitation and to reject any and all proposals in whole or part.