Fire Hose

The City of Madison, Wisconsin, through its Finance Department Purchasing Services, is soliciting competitive quotations for fire hose equipment for the Madison Fire Department. The procurement seeks four distinct categories of fire hose: 20-30 sections of 50-foot 5-inch large diameter double jacket fire hose with Storz couplings (300 psi minimum service pressure), 20-30 sections of 50-foot 1 3/4-inch double jacket fire hose with NST 1.5-inch couplings, 10-20 sections of 50-foot 1 3/4-inch fire hose labeled as 1 3/4-inch MFD, and 30-40 sections of 50-foot 2 1/2-inch double jacket fire hose with NST 2.5-inch couplings. All fire hose must meet or exceed NFPA 1961 and Underwriter's Laboratories standards and include a mandatory 10-year warranty. Bidders are required to provide detailed pricing for multiple material options, including nylon versus blend materials, rubber-lined or alternative liners, and abrasion resistance levels. The evaluation criteria will consider cost, quality, warranty, delivery, past performance, and service reputation. Quotations must be submitted via email to bids@cityofmadison.com by Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 2:00 PM CST, with bid prices remaining valid through December 31, 2023.

The solicitation does not indicate specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, but the City of Madison does offer a local vendor preference scoring advantage to registered local suppliers. No specific incumbent vendors were identified as currently holding the contract. Five bidders submitted proposals, with Jefferson Fire and Safety ultimately being awarded the contract as the local vendor with the lowest grand total price of $1,165.23 and an 8-week delivery timeframe. The total estimated procurement volume ranges across four hose categories, with estimated quantities between 10-40 sections per category. The contract does not specify a comprehensive budget range, but the total bid prices from all vendors ranged from $1,165.23 to $1,441.00 for a complete set of hose types. All vendors offered 10-year warranties, with delivery timeframes varying significantly from 8 weeks to approximately 24 weeks.