Purchase of Nine (9) New 2026 Ford F-150 Responders

Chatham County, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids for the purchase of nine new 2026 Ford F-150 Responders (Bid No. 26-0046-3) designated for the Chatham County Police Department, consisting of four Sergeant Trucks, four Lieutenant Trucks, and one Homeless Liaison Truck. This is a one-time vehicle procurement requiring turnkey delivery with complete vendor outfitting in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, California Code of Regulations Title 13, and OSHA requirements. Deliverables include new, never-titled vehicles furnished with labor, equipment, materials, and services necessary for full outfitting, including specified communication systems, lighting, weapon storage, and interior equipment packages tailored to each vehicle category. The Sergeant and Homeless Liaison Trucks must feature Oxford White paint with black platform running boards, hard back flip lockable truck bed covers, spray-in bed liners, LED fog lamps, and privacy glass, while Lieutenant Trucks require Carbonized Gray Metallic paint and 18-inch aluminum wheels. Upon delivery to Fleet Operations at 33 Minus Avenue, Garden City, GA 31408, all vehicles must include dealer drive-out tags, four sets of keys and fobs per unit, at least a half-tank of fuel, complete certification of origin, warranty documentation, and owner's manuals, with title transferring to the Commissioners of Chatham County at 124 Bull Street, Savannah, GA 31401. Only bids from authorized vehicle dealerships are acceptable; bids from brokers or resellers will be rejected. Bidders must submit sealed bids online through the Chatham County Purchasing Portal at https://chathamcountyga.bonfirehub.com/portal by 2:00 P.M. on May 14, 2026, with firm pricing guaranteed for sixty days from bid opening on an F.O.B. Chatham County, Savannah, Georgia basis with all delivery, handling, and surcharges included. Qualified bidders must hold a current Chatham County Tax Certificate, maintain commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000, workers' compensation insurance with minimum limits of $500,000, and business automobile liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit of $1,000,000, and comply with all federal and state licensing, immigration, and employment verification requirements including E-Verify system compliance.

Chatham County has established a combined Minority/Woman Business Enterprise (M/WBE) participation goal of 30 percent for this procurement, requiring all bidders to demonstrate good faith efforts in subcontracting with qualified M/WBE firms through documented solicitation methods, work breakdown strategies, good faith negotiation documentation, and consideration of industry performance benchmarks. Bidders responding with bids of $500,000 or more must provide references demonstrating experience from the five most recent projects with similar scope of work, while bids of $499,000 or less require references from at least three projects of various sizes, preferably including government owners; contractors with prior work for Chatham County within the past five years must include at least one reference from Chatham County Government. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with Georgia drug-free workplace provisions, execute non-discrimination statements, complete responsibility questionnaires addressing prior convictions and contract performance issues, verify federal work authorization through E-Verify, obtain debarment certifications, and submit SAVE Program affidavits verifying immigration status. The procurement is not funded through Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), and all certifications must be executed under oath or penalty of perjury with notarization required for most affidavits. No specific budget or award value range is published in the solicitation documents; bidders must submit pricing on the provided pricing sheet indicating unit prices per vehicle category and required delivery timeframes after receipt of order.