High Capacity Direct Shear Testing Machine
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- ITB-11740
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP codes
- UNSPSC codes
- Point of contact
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- Destyne Grayson co.purch@dot.state.fl.us (850) 414-4253
Opportunity details come from vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is seeking competitive bids for a High Capacity Direct Shear Testing Machine to be delivered to the FDOT State Materials Office in Gainesville, Florida. The procurement covers a fully automated large direct shear testing machine capable of measuring horizontal shear resistance for fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, and geosynthetic materials. Specific machine requirements include 20,000 lbf load capacity, ability to test 12 square inch specimens, test speeds between 0.002 and 0.2 inches per minute, and 0.25% load measurement accuracy. Required components include a shear box assembly, filler block, 12-inch porous stones, data cable, compaction table, and 12-inch square load pad. The vendor must provide comprehensive services including on-site calibration, full assembly, software installation, and a 12-month warranty. Key procurement dates include a technical question deadline of February 25, 2025, bid response deadline of March 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST, and a public bid opening at 1:00 PM EST the same day, with equipment delivery required by September 1, 2025.
The solicitation is open to vendors registered in the State of Florida's MyFloridaMarketplace system, with specific legal restrictions preventing companies on the Scrutinized Companies Lists from bidding on contracts over $1 million. A 5% price preference is available for Florida-based businesses if the lowest bid comes from an out-of-state vendor whose state does not offer similar preferences. All payments to the successful vendor will be subject to a 1% MyFloridaMarketplace transaction fee. No performance bond or general liability insurance is required for this procurement. Bidders must comply with section 20.055(5) of Florida Statutes and are prohibited from contacting agency employees about the solicitation during a specified blackout period. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with the vendor required to submit annual maintenance contract costs, equipment dimensions, weight information, and general terms and conditions separately from the bid price.
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Questions and Answers attached below.
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The Florida Department of Transportation requests competitive bids for the procurement of:
High Capacity Direct Shear Testing Machine
All Bidders, Proposers, and Respondents must be registered in the State of Florida's MyFloridaMarketplace system. All prospective bidders, proposers, and respondents that are not registered, should go to https://vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com/ to complete on-line registration, or call 1-866-352-3776 for assisted registration. NOTE: In accordance with section 287.057(23), Florida Statutes, respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the procurement officer or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response.
Public Meeting Notices and Meeting Agendas: Notice of the public meetings scheduled for this solicitation is provided in the timeline of the attached solicitation, with agendas for the public meetings.
MFMP Transaction Fee:
All payment(s) to the vendor(s) resulting from the contract(s) established by this competitive solicitation WILL be subject to the MFMP Transaction Fee unless the transaction is exempt from the Transaction Fee pursuant to Rule 60A-1.032, Florida Administrative Code.
Scrutinized Companies Lists
Section 287.135, Florida Statutes, prohibits agencies from contracting with companies, for goods or services over $1,000,000, that are on either the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List. Both lists are created pursuant to section 215.473, Florida Statutes. A vendor on either Scrutinized List may not bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew a contract for commodities and/or contractual services of $1 million or more.
INSPECTOR GENERAL: The contractor/consultant/vendor agrees to comply with s.20.055(5), Florida Statutes, and to incorporate in all subcontracts the obligation to comply with s.20.055(5), Florida Statutes.
Update #1 ·
The Florida Department of Transportation requests competitive bids for the procurement of:
High Capacity Direct Shear Testing Machine
All Bidders, Proposers, and Respondents must be registered in the State of Florida's MyFloridaMarketplace system. All prospective bidders, proposers, and respondents that are not registered, should go to https://vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com/ to complete on-line registration, or call 1-866-352-3776 for assisted registration. NOTE: In accordance with section 287.057(23), Florida Statutes, respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the procurement officer or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response.
Public Meeting Notices and Meeting Agendas: Notice of the public meetings scheduled for this solicitation is provided in the timeline of the attached solicitation, with agendas for the public meetings.
MFMP Transaction Fee:
All payment(s) to the vendor(s) resulting from the contract(s) established by this competitive solicitation WILL be subject to the MFMP Transaction Fee unless the transaction is exempt from the Transaction Fee pursuant to Rule 60A-1.032, Florida Administrative Code.
Scrutinized Companies Lists
Section 287.135, Florida Statutes, prohibits agencies from contracting with companies, for goods or services over $1,000,000, that are on either the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List. Both lists are created pursuant to section 215.473, Florida Statutes. A vendor on either Scrutinized List may not bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew a contract for commodities and/or contractual services of $1 million or more.
INSPECTOR GENERAL: The contractor/consultant/vendor agrees to comply with s.20.055(5), Florida Statutes, and to incorporate in all subcontracts the obligation to comply with s.20.055(5), Florida Statutes.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 9052 Questions and Answers.pdf | ||
| 9052 Solicitation Document.pdf | ||
| 9052 Solicitation Document.pdf |
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