FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT

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

This is a legislative matter for Miami-Dade County, 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 resolution authorizes the County Mayor or designee to solicit pricing and award contracts, exercise provisions of solicitation documents, and add vendors to the pool, subject to Board ratification. The item was introduced on 8/17/2026, is before the Board, and is scheduled for the Board of County Commissioners meeting on 10/6/2026 as agenda item 8P. The Safety and Health Committee forwarded it to the Board with a favorable recommendation on 9/8/2026. The document states that approximately 14,219 coats, 9,982 pants, 3,797 helmets, 739 hoods, 922 gloves, and 781 boots will require replacement over the next five years. Six vendors are recommended for inclusion in the pool, including one local firm. The fiscal impact for the five-year term is $15,000,000, funded from the Fire District FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget, Volume 2, Page 76, Contractual Services. The current contract FB-01840 is valued at $12,740,722 for a five-year and six-month term and expires on February 28, 2027. The scope is countywide. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.