Gear motor, SEW-eurodrive, purchase and delivery (RE-QUOTE)

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners' Purchasing Department issued Request for Quotation (RFQ) #041520-310R/MB for the purchase and delivery of one SEW-EURODRIVE gear motor unit (Part# FA67BDRN100L4/MM30/MO/DH, Serial #87.7273766602.001.15). The specified motor must meet exact technical requirements including 5 horsepower, 460-volt, three-phase, 60 hertz operation with no substitutes permitted. Quotations must be submitted by 4:00 P.M. Palm Beach County Local Time on June 24, 2020, with delivery required within twenty-eight calendar days after purchase order receipt on an F.O.B. destination basis. Pricing must be firm and fixed with all freight and shipping charges included in the unit price, and the County will award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible quoter on an all-or-none basis. The successful vendor must provide factory/manufacturer warranty against defects in materials and workmanship effective from the delivery and acceptance date, and all vendors are required to maintain registration in the County's Vendor Self Service (VSS) system with payment rendered only upon the County's satisfaction and acceptance of the delivered equipment.

Palm Beach County has implemented several preference provisions for this procurement opportunity. Vendors with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County receive a 5% local preference, while businesses located in the Glades area receive a 5% Glades local preference, both applied only for award determination purposes. Small business vendors certified as disadvantaged enterprises and submitting quotations within 10% of the lowest responsive and responsible price receive preference consideration. All quoters must comply with standard commercial non-discrimination certification requirements, drug-free workplace certification options, and the Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Program requirements, including submission of Schedules 1 and 2 for small/minority/women-owned business (S/M/WBE) participation documentation. No incumbent vendors or budget values are identified in this re-quote solicitation. The contract award value will be determined by the single unit price quotation submitted by the selected responsive and responsible vendor.