Waverunners and watercraft trailers, purchase and delivery

Palm Beach County, Florida, through the Board of County Commissioners, issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase and delivery of waverunners and watercraft trailers for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. This one-time procurement solicits competitive bids for four line items: one double aluminum watercraft trailer (Triton Model Elite WCII or equal), one single aluminum watercraft trailer (Triton Model LTWC1 or equal), four waverunners in red and white (Yamaha FX HO Model FB1800W or equal), and one pre-paid maintenance service package consisting of six maintenance services. All items must be new, current manufacture as of the RFQ submission date, and model year 2021. Vendors must submit firm, fixed unit pricing for each item, with prices remaining valid for 90 days from the opening date. The RFQ submission deadline was March 30, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time, with responses accepted via fax or email. Delivery is required to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue at 2601 Vista Parkway, Bay 72, West Palm Beach, Florida 33411, with the delivery timeline to be specified by the vendor. The F.O.B. point is destination, with the successful vendor assuming all transportation charges, responsibility, liability, and risk in transit, and payment will be made upon the County's satisfaction and acceptance of delivered items.

This solicitation is subject to Palm Beach County's Small/Minority/Women Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) program with 10 percent local preference considerations and Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Ordinance requirements. All vendors must be registered in the County's Vendor Self Service (VSS) system and are required to provide manufacturer cut sheets and descriptive literature for any "or equal" products offered, submit a Drug-Free Workplace Certification, and comply with criminal history record checks, public entity crime statutes, and E-Verify employment eligibility requirements. No incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure integration requirements were identified in this procurement. The solicitation document does not specify an award value or budget range, suggesting that pricing will be determined competitively through the bid evaluation process based on the firm, fixed unit prices submitted by qualified vendors.