Waterproof coating, basf, materprotect HB 400DOT, only

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) on May 3, 2022, for the procurement of waterproof coating products on a twelve-month term contract basis with four optional renewal periods. The County seeks to procure water-based, high-build, 100% acrylic waterproof coating manufactured exclusively by BASF under the product name MasterProtect HB 400DOT with no substitutes permitted. The specific deliverables consist of 115 pails of Parchment #9119-P in fine texture, 115 pails of French Vanilla #9218-M in fine texture, and 50 pails of Early Dawn #9276-M in fine texture, all in five-gallon pails meeting FDOT specifications for new construction. All quoted pricing must be firm and fixed for the initial term and all renewal periods, with delivery required within fourteen calendar days of receiving a delivery order on an F.O.B. destination basis with all transportation charges included in the unit price. Quotations were due by May 10, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. local time submitted to the Palm Beach County Purchasing Department. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible quoter on an all-or-none basis, and all quoters must be registered in the County's Vendor Self Service system and comply with commercial non-discrimination requirements, E-Verify employment eligibility verification, criminal history records checks, and public records disclosure obligations.

The procurement includes Small/Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) provisions allowing certified small businesses within ten percent of the lowest bid to receive preference, as well as Local Preference provisions providing a five percent reduction for quoters with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades. Vendors must provide Drug-Free Workplace Certification and Business Location Certification to qualify for tie-breaker preferences and local preference consideration, respectively. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified in the procurement documents. The RFQ does not specify an estimated award value or budget range; pricing is to be submitted by vendors as unit prices quoted to two decimal places for the three specified product items. This procurement is open to all qualified vendors meeting the County's registration and compliance requirements, with particular advantages extended to certified small businesses and local vendors meeting the stated preferences.