THE PURCHASING DIVISION AND THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT/AVIATION MAINTENANCE DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) designated this project as reserved for certified County Business Enterprise (CBE) firms. Airport & Commercial Equipment Suppliers, Inc., d/b/a A.C.E.S., Inc. is a certified CBE firm, which has been reviewed and approved by the OESBD (Exhibit 2).
This contract provides for the purchase of an air hose trolley system for PC air units for the Aviation Maintenance Division.
The Director of Purchasing determined the apparent low bidders, Keyrolo, LLC d/b/a Begus Online, LLC and Verde GSE, Inc., to be non-responsive to the bid requirements; the bidders are not certified CBE firms and did not meet the CBE requirements as stated in the bid documents.
The Aviation Maintenance Division has reviewed the bid submitted by Airport & Commercial Equipment Suppliers, Inc., d/b/a A.C.E.S., Inc. and concurs with the recommendation for award (Exhibit 3). Four vendor performance evaluations have been completed for Airport & Commercial Equipment Suppliers, Inc., d/b/a A.C.E.S., Inc.; the firm has an overall rating of 4.3 out of a possible 5. Copies of Airport & Commercial Equipment Suppliers, Inc., d/b/a A.C.E.S., Inc.'s vendor performance evaluations are available upon request.
The purchasing agent has researched the prices submitted by the recommended bidder, Airport & Commercial Equipment Suppliers, Inc., d/b/a/ A.C.E.S., Inc., and has determined that the prices submitted are fair and reasonable (Exhibit 4).
There was no protest or appeal filed regarding this procurement.
The bid posted on August 24, 2018 and opened on September 10, 2018; six bids were received with no declinations (Exhibit 1).
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