FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT

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

A Miami-Dade County legislative item, File Number 261447, is a Resolution before the Board of County Commissioners to authorize the establishment of 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 BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Safety and Health Committee on 9/8/2026, and is scheduled for the BCC 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, exercise all provisions of the solicitation documents and resulting contracts, 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 must be ratified by the Board. The pool is for the purchase of structural firefighting personal protective equipment (bunker gear) for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. 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 for bunker gear, FB-01840, is valued at $12,740,722 for a five-year and six-month term and expires on February 28, 2027. A solicitation was issued on February 17, 2026, and on the closing date of March 19, 2026, the County received eight submittals, including one from a local firm. Six vendors are recommended for inclusion in the pool, one of which is a local firm. The vendors recommended for the pool are: 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). Vendors not prequalified include MES Service Company, LLC and PGI, Inc., because they did not meet the prequalification requirements. The scope of the item is countywide in nature. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel, or acreage for a construction project. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.