Reptile & avian food, purchase of, term contract (RE-QUOTE)

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners is issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase of reptile and avian food on a term contract basis. The procurement seeks premium quality frozen feeder animals and live feeder insects to supply three County facilities: Daggerwing Nature Center in Boca Raton, Green Cay Nature Center in Boynton Beach, and Okeeheelee Nature Center in West Palm Beach. The solicitation requires quotations on 13 line items including various sizes of feeder mice (pinkies, fuzzies, small, medium, large, and X-breeders), feeder rats (small and medium), feeder chicks, feeder crickets in two sizes, standard mealworms, and superworms, with estimated annual quantities ranging from 6 packs of large mice to 60 packs of medium rats and fuzzies. Vendors must submit pricing on a fixed unit price basis with all unit prices remaining firm for the initial 12-month contract term and any renewal periods, up to four additional 12-month renewals subject to mutual written agreement and appropriation of funds. The County will place orders on an as-needed basis with a minimum order of $100 per order and requires delivery within 48 hours of receiving a delivery order at F.O.B. destination, with all shipping and delivery fees included in the quoted price. The RFQ submission deadline is April 30, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time, with faxed or emailed responses acceptable. Vendors must be registered in the County's Vendor Self Service (VSS) system and comply with commercial non-discrimination policies, drug-free workplace certification, criminal history record checks, public records requirements, and E-Verify employment eligibility verification.

The RFQ is subject to Palm Beach County's Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Program, which provides contract award preferences to certified small, minority, and women-owned businesses within 10 percent of the lowest responsive, responsible quoter price, as well as a 5 percent local preference for vendors with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The County reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities as needed to meet actual requirements and may terminate the contract for convenience with five days' written notice or for default with ten days' notice to cure. Evaluation of quotations will be based on the lowest responsive, responsible quoter price, subject to the EBO and local preference provisions. No specific budget range or award value is stated in the RFQ; pricing will be determined by vendor quotations and actual usage requirements as orders are placed throughout the contract term.