Sodium hydroxide 25%, purchase and delivery

Palm Beach County, Florida issued Invitation for Bid (IFB) #22-085/MB on July 8, 2022, for the purchase and delivery of Sodium Hydroxide 25% (Caustic Soda) under a term contract with a deadline of July 14, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. The County seeks firm fixed pricing for supplying this chemical product to multiple water treatment facilities and water reclamation facilities throughout Palm Beach County, including the Glades area. Bidders must provide pricing for two delivery categories: Tanker Load (TL) deliveries with a 4,000-gallon minimum and Less Than Tanker Load (LTL) deliveries with a 500-gallon minimum, with estimated annual quantities of 385,000 gallons for tanker load deliveries and 42,000 gallons for less than tanker load deliveries. The product must meet ANSI/NSF Standard 60 and AWWA Standard 8501-8 certifications, with delivery required within seventy-two hours of receipt of a delivery order at F.O.B. destination, with all prices including freight and delivery charges. Bidders must provide unit pricing valid for ninety days from submission and firm for both initial and subsequent contract terms, submit three references, proof of required insurance coverage (Commercial General Liability, Business Auto, and Workers' Compensation minimum of $500,000 each), and include descriptive literature with matching product numbers. The contract will be awarded on an item-by-item basis to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, with an initial term of twelve months and renewal options for four additional twelve-month periods (Years 2-5), all subject to mutual written agreement and annual appropriation by the Board of County Commissioners.

The solicitation applies Small/Minority/Women Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) and Local Preference provisions, offering a 5% preference reduction for Palm Beach County local businesses and Glades-area businesses. Bidders must register in the County's Vendor Self Service (VSS) system prior to contract award, and all subcontractors must also be registered and included in VSS before contract finalization. Successful bidders must equip vehicles with 2-inch Cam Lock Filler Nozzles and comply with Department of Environmental Resources Management requirements. Drug-Free Workplace Certification and Commercial Non-Discrimination Certification are required components of bid submission. No bidder's conference or site visit was documented in the solicitation. The specific budget or contract value was not disclosed in the available solicitation documents.