Caterpillar Generator Maintenance, Parts and Repair Services

Hillsborough County intends to recommend the award of a sole source procurement to Ring Power Corporation for manufacturer-authorized Caterpillar generator maintenance, repairs, emergency response, and OEM parts supply for five (5) years at an estimated cost of $3,942,861.90. Services will support critical backup power systems through preventive maintenance, load-bank testing, technical inspections, proprietary diagnostics, certified technician services, equipment rentals, and genuine Caterpillar OEM parts. This procurement is being made in accordance with Section 3-205(2)(e) of the County’s Procurement Policy as Ring Power Corporation is the sole manufacturer-authorized Caterpillar dealer and service provider for the County’s existing Caterpillar generator fleet and provides access to genuine OEM parts, factory-authorized service procedures, proprietary diagnostic capabilities, and manufacturer-specific technical support required to maintain and repair Caterpillar generator systems. The County reserves the right to extend the time period further, adjust the scope of services in response to changing conditions and updated requirements, and increase the resulting award accordingly.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals/bids.
Contractors who are able and interested in providing all the identified propriety parts, goods and services must submit clear and convincing information to support a challenge to the intended award. Challenges to this procurement must be received no later than the specified Close Date of this Sole Source notice and must be submitted using the “submission” section in EUNA Procurement for this particular procurement. Absent any challenges, an award will likely be made after the Close Date.
The County will review properly submitted challenges (responses) to determine whether bona fide competition exists. Any such responses received by the deadline will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this procurement as a competitive solicitation.