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Request for Information: Brock Solutions U.S. Inc.
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This RFI issued by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners in Florida seeks to gather information regarding the availability and suitability of baggage handling system control software maintenance and services provided by Brock Solutions U.S. Inc. The purpose is to determine whether this specific product or service is exclusively available from this vendor or if comparable alternatives exist from other providers. The process involves vendors submitting product literature and documentation demonstrating their ability to meet or exceed the specified requirements, with the final decision on what constitutes an acceptable equivalent resting solely with the Director of Purchasing. This initiative aims to support a potential re-standardization of the product as the county’s sole source or brand for this commodity or service, although it does not constitute a formal request for pricing or a commitment to purchase. The solicitation emphasizes that responses will be evaluated based on the capability to meet the specifications, and only vendors providing sufficient documentation will be considered. The decision regarding the designation of a sole source or brand will be final, non-appealable, and communicated after review. The RFI remains open until the specified deadline and is part of a broader effort to standardize critical goods and services used across the county, with contract values estimated between $500,000 and $2,000,000. The process is designed to ensure that the county’s procurement reflects the most suitable and reliable sources for essential system maintenance and services.
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Place of Performance
FL, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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Full Description
This Request for Information (RFI)/ Notice of Intent to Designate Sole Source/Sole Brand is intended to ascertain whether the commodity or service specified below is currently available from multiple providers/brands. The following products are thought to be available from only a single source/brand.
Commodity/Service: Brock Solutions U.S. Inc., for baggage handling system control software maintenance and services
If you are capable of meeting or exceeding the specification requirements for this product or equal, respond to this RFI/Notice of Intent to Designate Sole Source/Sole Brand through Periscope S2G. Provide product literature for any product to assist in determining if product is comparable. The Director of Purchasing shall have sole authority in deciding what is comparable. Prospective Vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described or written explanation or other documentation contesting the proposed designation as a Sole Source/Sole Brand. Prospective Vendors will be considered only if they provide documentation demonstrating that they are capable of meeting or exceeding the specification requirements stated herein. All Vendor responses will be evaluated by the Director of Purchasing who shall have sole authority in establishing the approved equal status of the commodity or service offered by the vendor. The Director of Purchasing shall consider such submittals and notify all submitting vendors of the decision whether to designate as a Sole Source/Brand, which decision shall not be subject to objection, protest, or appeal.
This RFI/Notice of Intent to Designate Sole Source/Sole Brand will remain posted until the due date and time indicated.
The referenced item(s) in this Request for Information (RFI) is currently a standardized goods and services used throughout the County. This RFI is requesting additional information to assist in the recommendation for the referenced brand or source of goods or services be re-standardized as the Sole Brand or Sole Source of goods or services that will be purchased for a County Agency or countywide.
This RFI is not a request for pricing or a commitment to process a Sole Source/Sole Brand purchase at this time.
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