Paint, purchase and delivery

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, through its Purchasing Department, issued Request for Quotation (RFQ) #900487/LP on April 26, 2021, for the purchase and delivery of paint products under a term contract with a submission deadline of May 17, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time. The procurement covers six categories of paint products: exterior elastomeric coating with matching latex primer, polyurethane wood finish, interior semi-gloss paint with matching primer, traffic paint, eggshell interior paint, and hammered paint for metal coating/sealer, with estimated 12-month quantities ranging from 8 units for exterior elastomeric coating to 63 units for interior semi-gloss five-gallon size paint, primarily in one-gallon and five-gallon quantities. All products must meet or exceed commercial and industrial standards, comply with Florida state regulations regarding volatile organic compounds, contain no lead or mercury, and resist Florida's climatic conditions including mold and humidity. Quoters must provide product names, model numbers, and detailed descriptive literature matching their submissions, with samples subject to request for compliance verification. Delivery is required within two calendar days of receiving a term contract delivery order, with F.O.B. destination pricing that includes all transportation charges and risk in transit. The contract will be awarded on an item-by-item basis to the lowest responsive, responsible quoter for an initial twelve-month term or until the estimated amount is expended, at the County's discretion, with an option to renew for four additional twelve-month periods under mutual written agreement using original terms and unit prices.

Palm Beach County has established a Small/Minority/Women Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) program offering award preference provisions for certified small businesses within ten percent of the lowest responsive bid, a five-percent local preference for Palm Beach County-based businesses, and a five-percent Glades preference for Glades-based businesses. All vendors must register in the County's Vendor Self Service (VSS) system, comply with criminal history records checks, maintain current business tax receipts and applicable licenses, and comply with E-Verify employment eligibility verification requirements. Responses are accepted via fax or email submission. No incumbent vendors or budget ranges are identified in the solicitation documents. The evaluation criteria focus on pricing competitiveness and vendor responsiveness to the specifications outlined, with awards determined by the lowest qualified bid on an item-by-item basis.