OEM Water

The City of Philadelphia, through the Managing Director's Office, is soliciting a multi-vendor standby emergency agreement to establish up to five qualified vendors for the supply, staging, and delivery of commercially packaged bottled potable drinking water. This contract is designed to support emergency response and recovery operations during incidents that disrupt the public water supply within Philadelphia. Vendors must maintain a constant state of readiness and ensure all water meets FDA, EPA, and state drinking water standards. All shipments are delivered FOB destination to various locations, including warehouses, staging areas, and points of distribution. The agreement is structured around four operational supply tiers based on vendor capacity. Tier 1 requires the delivery of 50 pallets within 12 hours; Tier 2 requires 100 pallets within 24 hours with a daily sustainment of 100 to 300 pallets; Tier 3 requires 1,000 pallets within 48 hours with a daily sustainment of 1,000 to 2,000 pallets; and Tier 4 requires a continuous rolling resupply of up to 9,600 pallets per day. To be awarded a tier, vendors must provide detailed documentation of their daily and surge production capacity, logistics infrastructure, transportation networks, and contingency measures. All bottled water must be palletized, shrink-wrapped, and compliant with all applicable safety and labeling standards.