Sole Source: Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc.

The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners in Florida is pursuing a sole source procurement for OEM Gray QL20C-2 heavy-duty lifting equipment used for maintenance and servicing of Solid Waste fleet vehicles. This is a non-competitive acquisition under Florida Statutes section 287.057(5)(3)(c) and Brevard County Policy BCC-25, with Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc. designated as the sole source supplier (Sole Source ID 4950130). The Notice of Intended Decision was posted on January 30, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. and remains open for responses until February 4, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., allowing a four-day response window. Respondents who believe they can meet or exceed the stated requirements must provide convincing technical data to support their position, and the county reserves the right to cancel this notice and advertise a formal solicitation if substantially similar products and services can be supplied by other vendors. Inquiries regarding this procurement should be directed to Heather Riley, Solid Waste Department, at 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Building C, Room 303, Viera, Florida 32940, via telephone at 321-617-7390 or email at heather.riley@brevardfl.gov. The procurement is justified through a Single/Sole Source Justification and Approval Form that establishes why Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc. is the sole or single source capable of fulfilling the county's requirements for this specialized equipment.

This procurement is structured as a sole source acquisition, which restricts competition and limits responses to the designated vendor or those who can demonstrate they can provide substantially similar products or services with supporting technical documentation. The justification form includes multiple checkboxes for exemptions from formal competition, such as original manufacturer status, state distributor designation, non-interchangeable parts for direct replacement, specialized needs, or standardization requirements, though the specific basis for this sole source determination is not detailed in the available documentation. The acquisition requires certification and approval signatures from multiple levels of county administration, including the requisitioner, requesting department director, Central Services Office director or purchasing manager, and the appropriate county management official based on purchase amount thresholds ($50,000-$100,000 for Assistant County Manager approval, $100,000-$200,000 for County Manager approval, or amounts exceeding $200,000 for Board of County Commissioners approval). No specific pricing information, contract terms, award timeline, quantity specifications, or budget values are provided in the available solicitation documents. The documentation does not identify contract terms, renewal options, funding sources, or award dates at this stage of the procurement process.