Object markers, purchase of, term contract

The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, Purchasing Department, issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase of object markers under a twelve-month term contract with four optional renewal periods. The procurement seeks three types of traffic control markers conforming to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 2009 Edition, section 2C.63: 75 units of End of Road Object Marker, Red (OM4-1), 200 units of Object Marker, Yellow (OM1-1), and 100 units of End of Road Object Marker, Red (OM4-3), all diamond-shaped at 18" x 18" with specified reflectors. Quotations must be submitted by October 1, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time via fax or email, with delivery required within thirty calendar days of receiving a delivery order and F.O.B. destination pricing mandatory. Award will be made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with pricing required to be firm, fixed, and constant throughout all contract periods with unit prices limited to two decimal places. Bidders must respond to all three items to be considered and must provide a minimum of three references demonstrating similar goods provision within the past three years, along with manufacturer descriptive literature and product specifications.

Palm Beach County applies a 5% local preference to quoters with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades and administers an Emerging Business Outreach (EBO) Program establishing small, minority, and women-owned business participation goals with documented compliance requirements. All bidders must submit drug-free workplace certification and commercial non-discrimination certification with their responses, and successful vendors must maintain current local business tax receipts and all required certifications throughout contract performance, with failure constituting contract default. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documentation, and no specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the RFQ, though the contract term extends for twelve months or until the estimated amount is expended with the possibility of four additional twelve-month renewal periods contingent upon mutual written agreement and appropriation of funds.