PBC ACC After Hours Emergency Veterinary Services

The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, Public Safety Department - Animal Care and Control (ACC) Division is issuing a Request for Proposals to procure after-hours emergency veterinary services for injured, ill, and potentially abused animals. The contract encompasses triaging, stabilizing, and treating animals brought by Animal Control Officers, with an anticipated caseload of 250 to 400 animals annually. Eligible proposers must demonstrate a minimum of two years of experience providing after-hours emergency veterinary care to companion animals, employ veterinarians licensed by the Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine, and maintain a brick-and-mortar facility with a Veterinary Establishment Premise Permit. Proposals are evaluated based on four criteria: Services Overview (35 points), Budget (10 points), Experience (35 points), and Administration/Organizational Capacity (20 points). Proposers must submit detailed cost schedules for common services including examinations, hydration, pain management, radiographs, anesthesia, fracture stabilization, and euthanasia, along with hourly rates for additional services and kenneling fees. Key dates include the pre-proposal conference on May 18, 2022, the electronic submission deadline of June 3, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. ET, committee scoring on June 8, 2022, oral presentations on June 15, 2022, notice of intent to award on June 22, 2022, and a final protest deadline of June 27, 2022. The contract term is three years with options for two additional one-year renewals.

The RFP does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations eligible to respond, nor does it identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors. Proposers are required to maintain Professional Liability insurance with minimum limits of $100,000 per occurrence and $100,000 aggregate. No specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed in the RFP; instead, proposers must submit cost proposals based on the services outlined in the procurement documents. The RFP represents a competitive procurement process open to qualified veterinary service providers capable of meeting the operational and service delivery requirements established by Palm Beach County.