Tools, landscaping, powered, commercial grade

Palm Beach County's Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department has issued Request for Quotation (RFQ) #300618/SM for the procurement of fourteen distinct items of powered commercial-grade landscaping tools under a twelve-month term contract with renewal options. The solicitation encompasses backpack blowers, handheld blowers, chainsaws of various sizes, pole pruners, hedge trimmers, cut-off saws, straight shaft edgers, and weedeater trimmers, with estimated quantities ranging from one to thirty units per item over the contract period. All pricing must be firm and fixed, quoted to two decimal places, and inclusive of shipping, freight, delivery, handling, and related costs, with the F.O.B. point designated as destination and delivery required within ten calendar days of receipt of a delivery order. The contract will be awarded on an item-by-item basis to the lowest responsive and responsible quoter, with all delivered items required to comply with specified manufacturer standards and include factory/manufacturer warranties against defects in materials and workmanship effective upon delivery and acceptance. Quotations must be submitted by May 11, 2022, at 4:00 P.M. Palm Beach County local time via fax or email, and all quoters must be registered in the County's Vendor Self Service (VSS) system prior to submission. The initial contract term is twelve months or until the estimated amount is expended at the County's discretion, with an option to renew for four additional twelve-month periods under mutual written agreement at the same unit prices and terms.

Small, minority, and women-owned business (S/M/WBE) vendors responding as primes or consultants must submit completed Schedules 1 and 2 documenting workforce participation percentages and subcontractor information, with certification required at the time of quote submission. Local preference of up to five percent may be applied to quoters with permanent places of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades, contingent upon submission of a valid Business Tax Receipt and completed Certification of Business Location. All subcontractors must be registered in the VSS system prior to contract finalization, and payment will be rendered upon County satisfaction and acceptance of delivered items, with invoices submitted to the Palm Beach County Finance Department bearing the applicable purchase order number. The County reserves the right to reject quotes resulting in awards of less than $1,000 or multiple small fragments as financially disadvantageous. No incumbent vendors or budget values were identified in the solicitation documentation, though the contract structure allows for potential significant aggregate spending across the fourteen line items and estimated quantities over the twelve-month base term and potential renewal periods.