Forest road improvement materials

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is seeking competitive bids for the outright purchase and delivery of approximately 3,600 tons of lime rock road base material to be used for improvements to the roads within the John M. Bethea State Forest located in Baker County, Florida. The successful bidder will be required to deliver the specified road base to designated staging areas within the state forest by April 29, 2022. Bids are due by March 29, 2022 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time and will be publicly opened on March 30, 2022 at 10:00 AM via teleconference. FDACS intends to make a single award as a result of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) and will evaluate bids based on the lowest responsive and responsible Grand Total Price. The agency reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities as needed. The contract resulting from this ITB will be funded with state funds.

This ITB is open to vendors located within Leon County and the City of Tallahassee. FDACS may negotiate with the single responsive bidder if less than two bids are received. The procurement documents do not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. No information is provided regarding any incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor are any budget ranges or anticipated award values listed.