Uniforms, Work, Purchase and Delivery of

The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department issued Request for Quotation (RFQ) #092421-369R/KP on January 24, 2022, seeking competitive quotes for the purchase and delivery of work uniforms for county employees. The procurement encompasses nineteen line items including work shirts, pants, shorts, and jeans in male, female, and unisex styles across multiple sizes, with estimated quantities ranging from 6 to 425 units per item. All garments must meet industry standards for fabric quality, thread count, tensile strength, and durability, with specific brand and model specifications provided or acceptable equivalent products. The successful quoter must provide on-site employee measurement services at no additional cost at the Road, Bridge & Dredge Section facility located at 2555 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, Florida, within five days of purchase order receipt, and sew County-provided patches onto designated items at no charge. The quoter must also deliver completed uniforms within a timeframe specified in the purchase order, with F.O.B. point destination and the vendor bearing all transportation costs, responsibility, and risk in transit. Quotations were due by February 11, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time via fax or email, with pricing submitted as single, fixed unit prices remaining firm for ninety days from opening and for the initial contract term. Awards were to be made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive, responsible quoter.

The procurement includes preference provisions for small, minority, and women-owned business enterprises (S/M/WBE) and local vendors, with the County offering a 5% local preference to quoters maintaining permanent places of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades, and a 5% preference for certified S/M/WBE vendors within 10% of the lowest responsive bid. Vendors must maintain current Florida occupational licenses and comply with E-Verify employment eligibility verification requirements and criminal history records checks for certain facilities, as well as all applicable federal, state, and local laws. No incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure integration requirements were identified in the solicitation. The request does not specify an estimated award value or budget range, indicating that pricing would be evaluated competitively among qualified respondents. Payment is contingent upon County inspection and acceptance of delivered items and is subject to annual appropriations by the Board of County Commissioners.