BID ANNOUNCEMENT

BID NUMBER: 09-17-0908

BID TITLE: PURSUIT, ADMINISTRATIVE NON-PURSUIT,

UTILITY VEHICLES, TRUCKS AND VANS, AND OTHER FLEET EQUIPMENT

ADVERTISEMENT DATES: JULY 2, 2009 AND JULY 10, 2009

MANDATORY VEHICLE CONTRACT/

SPECIFICATION WORKSHOPS: JULY 23 AND 24, 2009, 9:00 A.M.

MANDATORY PRE-BID

CONFERENCE: AUGUST 12, 2009, 10:00 A.M.

WORKSHOPS AND PRE-BID CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT:

MARION COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

692 N. W. 30TH AVENUE

OCALA, FL 34475-5608

REPLIES DUE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2009, 12:00 NOON

BID SUBMITTALS RECEIVED AT:

FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION

COOPERATIVE BID COORDINATOR’S OFFICE

TEMPORARY LOCATION:

1983 CENTRE POINTE BLVD., SUITE 101 (32308)

P. O. BOX 12519

TALLAHASSEE, FL 32317-2519

BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION’S VEHICLE BID AWARD SYSTEM. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH http://veba.flsheriffs.org. VENDORS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS INVITATION TO BID MUST ATTEND THE VEHICLE CONTRACT/SPECIFICATION WORKSHOP AND PRE-BID CONFERENCE. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A USER NAME AND GENERIC PASSWORD BEFORE YOU CAN LOG ON TO THE VEBA SITE.