FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT

Safety and Health Committee · 2026-09-08 · resolution

Miami-Dade County legislative item File Number 261447 is a Resolution to establish Prequalification Pool No. EVN0038756 for Structural Firefighting Personal Protective Equipment (Group 4) in the amount of $15,000,000.00 for a five-year term for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. The item was introduced on 8/17/2026, was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Safety and Health Committee on 9/8/2026, and is scheduled for the Board agenda on 10/6/2026 as item 8P4. The resolution authorizes the County Mayor or designee to solicit pricing and award contracts up to the aggregate amount authorized, with any contract award exceeding $5,000,000.00 subject to Board ratification. The pool will enable MDFR to purchase different brands of bunker gear for testing and emergency purchases. The fiscal impact is $15,000,000 from the Fire District FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget. Six vendors are recommended for the pool: Advanced Emergency Services Training, Inc. dba AEST Fire & Safety (Laurinburg, NC), Fire Fighter One LLC (Sparta, NJ), Municipal Equipment Company, LLC (Orlando, FL), North America Fire Equipment Co., Inc. (Decatur, AL), Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC (Bradenton, FL), and Viking Life-Saving Equipment (America), Inc. (Medley, FL). Two vendors, MES Service Company, LLC and PGI, Inc., were not prequalified. The scope is countywide. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.