Orion weather station system, purchase and delivery of

Palm Beach County, Florida's Purchasing Department issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase and delivery of an Orion Weather Station System for the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department. The procurement involves three manufactured-specific items with no substitutions permitted: one Orion Weather Station with bird spike kit (Columbia Weather System MFR Part #9511-A-1), one Orion Lightning Arrestor three-stage surge protector (Columbia Weather System MFR Part #8355), and one Orion Weather Micro-Server (Columbia Weather System MFR Part #9590). Vendors must submit pricing on an all-or-none basis, bidding on all three items to be considered responsive. The RFQ submission deadline was February 3, 2017, at 4:00 P.M. Palm Beach County time, with responses acceptable via fax or email. Pricing must be firm and fixed for ninety days from the date of opening to permit evaluation and award, with unit prices required to two decimal places. Vendors must comply with Palm Beach County's non-discrimination policy and drug-free workplace certification requirements prior to contract execution, and delivery timeframes must be specified in days after receipt of order (ARO). The F.O.B. point is destination, with the successful bidder responsible for all transportation charges, liability, and risk in transit.

Palm Beach County offers a local preference of five percent to vendors with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades, and a small business enterprise (SBE) preference allowing certified SBE vendors within ten percent of the lowest responsive bid to receive award consideration. A factory/manufacturer warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship is required and becomes effective upon delivery and acceptance. Payment will be made only upon satisfaction and acceptance of delivered items, with invoices required to reference the purchase order number and be submitted to the Palm Beach County Finance Department. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the solicitation documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified in the procurement notice. The solicitation did not indicate any bidders' conference or mandatory site visit requirement.