FIREFIGHTER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

Bid: Open

The City of Torrington will be accepting sealed proposals from qualified vendors for the purchase of Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Proposals will be received by the City of Torrington, at the office of the Purchasing Agent, City Hall, 140 Main Street, Room 206, Torrington, CT 06790 until 11:00 AM, May 28, 2025. Proposals received later than date and time specified will not be accepted. In the case where City Hall is closed for weather related or some other emergency related circumstance, then submittals shall be due the next day when City Hall reopens for business, no later than 11:00 a.m. on that day.

Awarded contractor will supply personal protective turnout gear as specified in this document on an as needed basis to the City of Torrington Fire Department. The initial contract will be for a one (1) year period. If the awarded vendor’s performance at the conclusion of the first year is satisfactory, the City reserves the right with the vendor’s concurrence to extend the contract for four additional years at the same terms and conditions of the original contract, providing it is in the best interest of the City.

One (1) original and three (3) exact copies shall be placed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “PPE-022-052825, FIREFIGHTER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)”. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided.  Vendors mailing proposals should allow for normal delivery time to ensure timely receipt of their proposals. Any alleged oral agreement made by a bidder or contractor with any agency or employee of the City of Torrington will be disregarded. The City will not be liable for any costs incurred in the preparation of the response for this Invitation to Bid. Faxed, e-mailed or late proposals will not be accepted.

A bid bond in an amount five (5%) percent of the total bid price shall accompany each bid.  A bid, once submitted, becomes the property of the City. In the sole discretion of the City, the City reserves the right to allow a bidder to reclaim submitted documents provided the documents are requested and retrieved no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled bid opening.

All information given by the City except by written addendum shall be informal and shall not be binding upon the City nor shall it furnish a basis for legal action by any Contractor or prospective Contractor against the City. Bidders should check the web site for addendums/updates 48 hours prior to the bid opening.

This specification is intended to define the minimum requirements for Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). In the absence of comment on particular points, industry standard practice should be presumed to prevail. Workmanship and material must be first quality throughout.

All bids will be considered valid for a period of ninety (90) days.

The City of Torrington reserves the right to award or reject any or all bids, or any portion thereof, to waive technicalities, to award the contract to a bidder other than the lowest bid and to award the bid and/or contracts to one or more bidders submitting essentially identical proposals, and that in the city’s judgment, will best serve the public interest.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

MBE’S WBE’S AND SBE’S ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY