Honeywell Avionics Protection Plan

Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department is soliciting bids under Invitation to Bid ITB0000028 for a five-year Honeywell Avionics Protection Plan covering four AgustaWestland AW 139 helicopters, with bids due November 27, 2026. A Small Business Enterprise (SBE) bid preference applies, and bidders must be authorized Honeywell agents, dealers, distributors, or suppliers of the plan, documented by a manufacturer's letter, executed agreement, or website designation. Bidders must also show they regularly provide Honeywell avionics protection to government agencies or private corporations on a similar scale and submit two signed customer reference letters.

Required coverage is HAPP Gold Coverage with the In Lieu of Warranty (ILOW) option and Consigned Inventory Management (CIM) for the four aircraft, covering inspections, maintenance, mechanical components, parts, repairs, and services at approximately 300 hours per aircraft annually. Service elements include counter-to-counter coverage with prepaid Aircraft on Ground (AOG) shipments, priority delivery including Saturday delivery, technical publications access, up to five hours of extended troubleshooting at no charge for No Fault Found (NFF) events, and road trip assistance through authorized Channel Partners. The contract term begins the first calendar day of the month following Board of County Commissioners approval and expires on the last day of the 60th month.

Award goes to the lowest priced responsive, responsible bidder. Pricing is fixed and firm except for annual price adjustments authorized by Honeywell, which the awarded bidder may request with substantiation and 30 days' notice, subject to county approval. Required insurance includes $10,000,000 each occurrence and aggregate for Commercial General Liability and Aviation Premises/Comprehensive General Liability, $25,000,000 each occurrence and $50,000,000 aggregate for Aviation Products and Completed Operations Liability, and $20,000,000 each occurrence and aggregate for Hangarkeepers Liability, plus Workers' Compensation under Florida Statute 440 and $1,000,000 combined single limit Automobile Liability. Miami-Dade County must be named additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis.

Strategic Procurement Department administers the solicitation through Procurement Contracting Officer Jerome Derival. Bids must be submitted electronically through INFORMS at https://supplier.miamidade.gov, with no hardcopy, email, or fax submissions. Material questions must be submitted through INFORMS before the Question & Answer End Date, and material changes will be issued by written addendum.

An attached packet under Event EVN0063560 covers automotive glass and window regulator services, a separate solicitation posted the same day.