Veterinary Supplies for Animal Services Division

Orange County, Florida is requesting proposals for veterinary supplies and pharmaceuticals to support the Animal Services Division under RFP Y26-176, with sealed electronic responses due October 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EST via the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform. Questions are due September 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

The County seeks authorized distributors or dealers carrying a minimum of 75% of items specified in the Animal Services Sample Order Form (Attachment A), which comprises 73 line items spanning diagnostic equipment, surgical instruments, endotracheal tubes, syringes, needles, gauze sponges, sutures, skin staplers, tissue adhesives, elizabethan collars, and miscellaneous operational supplies. All products must be new, unused, latest production quality, with a minimum six-month shelf life from shipment. Pricing must include standard shipping, handling, and administrative fees with delivery required within five business days of order placement to 2769 Conroy Road, Orlando, Florida 32839. Proposers must apply a minimum catalog discount percentage across all items and maintain commercial general liability of at least $1 million per occurrence, business automobile liability of $1 million per accident, workers' compensation per Florida statute, and professional liability of $1 million per occurrence. Contractors must register with E-Verify prior to contract execution.

The contract term is one year with four optional one-year renewals. The County intends to make multiple awards. Evaluation is weighted as qualifications of staff (20 points), qualifications of firm (20 points), technical approach (30 points), and fee proposal (30 points), with bonus points for dislocated worker hiring (5 points) and registered Service-Disabled Veteran firm utilization (up to 10 points). The County retains the right to return damaged, defective, expired, or non-compliant products for full credit, replacement, or refund within 30 days of delivery. Addendum #1 Revision was posted September 23, 2026. The primary contact is Kaitlin Kolhoff, Contracting Agent, Health Services, Animal Services Department, at kaitlin.kolhoff@ocfl.net or (407) 836-5438.