HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarket ResearchContract No.: 13-14-038
Current Term:
Expiration Date:
Title: Compressed Air Supplies & Equipment
Recommendation:
® Sole Source Contract
❑ Solicit Competition
Procurement Contracting Manager:
Eduardo Falcon
❑ Access Contract
February 7, 2018
❑ Other
Background:
This market research is intended for a sole source term contract for the City of Miami Fire Department ("City") to
maintain three (3) Bauer stand-alone SCBA recharging systems. Two of these systems are located at Fire
Station 1 and the other unit is located at the Fire Training Center.
Research Conducted:
Market research was conducted to source the industry and analyze the cost of providing maintenance to these
pieces of equipment. The Department of Procurement ("Procurement") reached out to the manufacturer of these
systems and a letter was provided advising that there is only one factory authorized service distributor in this
area. The manufacturer also provided a list of other municipalities that utilize this service distributor. The
municipalities are Boca Raton Fire Rescue; Broward Fire Academy; Broward Sheriff's Office ("BSO") Fire
Rescue; BSO Sheriff; City of Coral Gables Fire Department; City of Davie Fire Rescue; City of Fort Lauderdale
Fire Rescue; City of Hallandale Fire Department; City of Hialeah Fire Rescue; Miramar Fire Department;
Pembroke Pines Fire Department; Seminole Tribe of Florida Fire Rescue and Islamorada Village of Islands Fire
Department. Procurement reached out to BSO Fire Rescue; City of Coral Gables Fire Department and City of
Hialeah Fire Rescue to verity that this service distributor was used as a sole source and was confirmed by all to
be a sole source.
Recommendation:
A sole source contract is in the best interest of the City because:
a) There is only one factory authorized service distributor in this area.
b) No other focal vendors are able to service these systems while keeping the factory warranty.
c) When a warranty repair is processed Bauer utilizes Compressed Air Supplies & Equipment.
d) There are no competitively solicited contracts for this service.
It is recommended that the City enter into a sole source agreement contract with Compressed Air Supplies &
Equipment for the maintenance and repair of the three (3) Bauer stand-alone SCBA recharging systems. The
benefit of this recommendation is that the City will be able to properly maintain this equipment.
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