Tools, landscaping, powered, commercial grade

Palm Beach County, Florida is issuing Request for Quotation (RFQ) #900455/SM for the procurement of powered commercial grade landscaping tools on a 12-month term contract basis with four optional renewal periods. The solicitation encompasses fourteen distinct items including backpack blowers, handheld blowers, 14" and 18" chainsaws, pole pruners, hedge trimmers, cut-off saws, straight shaft edgers, and weedeater trimmers, with estimated quantities ranging from 1 to 30 units per item over the 12-month period. All items must meet or exceed specified technical requirements with manufacturers listed as Stihl or approved equal products, and vendors must provide manufacturer warranty on all delivered goods. Quotations must be submitted by May 3, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time via fax or email to buyer Suzanne McIntyre, with award made on an item-by-item basis to the lowest responsive, responsible quoter. Pricing must be submitted as firm fixed unit prices quoted to two decimal places, with prices remaining firm throughout the initial term and any renewal periods. Delivery is required within ten calendar days of receiving a delivery order, with F.O.B. point designated as destination, and payment will be made upon receipt, acceptance, and proper invoicing of delivered goods.

Palm Beach County's Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Program mandates mandatory participation requirements with small business, minority, and women-owned business enterprises (S/M/WBE) receiving preference within ten percent of the lowest bid. All prospective vendors must maintain current Palm Beach County vendor registration and comply with criminal history record checks, drug-free workplace certifications, and local preference ordinance requirements. The County is exempt from federal and state taxes, which should be reflected in vendor quotations. The solicitation does not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor does it specify an overall budget range or award value for the consolidated procurement, with costs determined by the item-by-item evaluation of submitted quotations against the estimated quantities.