FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT

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

The document is a legislative item for Miami-Dade County, File Number 261447, a Resolution to establish Prequalification Pool No. EVN0038756 for Structural Firefighting Personal Protective Equipment (Group 4) for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. The pool is in the amount of $15,000,000.00 for a five-year term. The item was introduced on 8/17/2026, is in committee, and is scheduled for an agenda date of 10/6/2026 as item 8P. The resolution authorizes the County Mayor or designee to solicit pricing and award contracts up to the aggregate amount, exercise provisions of solicitation documents, and add vendors to the pool at any time, subject to bi-annual Board ratification. Any contract award under the pool exceeding $5,000,000.00 requires Board ratification. The document lists six vendors recommended for the pool: Advanced Emergency Services Training, Inc. dba AEST Fire & Safety (304 North Wilkinson Drive, Laurinburg, NC), Fire Fighter One LLC (34 Wilson Drive, Sparta, NJ), Municipal Equipment Company, LLC (408 Bif Court, Orlando, FL), North America Fire Equipment Co., Inc. (1515 West Moulton Street, Decatur, AL), Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC (1112 Manatee Avenue East, Bradenton, FL), and Viking Life-Saving Equipment (America), Inc. (11255 Northwest 106 Street, Suite 1, Medley, FL). Two vendors, MES Service Company, LLC and PGI, Inc., were not prequalified. The document states the scope is countywide. The fiscal impact is $15,000,000, funded from the Fire District FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget, Volume 2, Page 76, Contractual Services. The document states that a solicitation was issued on February 17, 2026, and closed on March 19, 2026, with eight submittals received. The document does not state a decision (approved/denied/deferred) as it is still in committee. Public comment sentiment is not stated in the document.