Orange County Fire Authority Planet bids #RO2808

OCFA Seeks Structural Firefighting Attack Hose Information and Demonstrations

Orange County Fire Authority is seeking information and demonstrations of structural firefighting attack hose for municipal fireground use. - Buyer: Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), Purchasing Department. - Opportunity: Solicitation RO2808 is for market research and product demonstrations; it will not result in a contract. - Product requested: Structural firefighting attack-line hose, in applicable sizes up to 2 inches. No purchase quantities, part numbers, brands, or models are specified. - Requested examples include double-jacket, rubber-covered, nitrile-covered, low-friction liner, true-internal-diameter, lightweight, enhanced-durability, and high-flow hose. - Wildland, forestry, supply, suction, booster, and occupant-use cabinet hose are excluded. - OEMs: No hose manufacturer or OEM is named in the notice. - Vendors mentioned: Diamondback Fire & Rescue, Inc.; LN Curtis & Sons; MES Service Company, LLC; and West Coast Safety Supply, Inc. These are listed as prospective bidders, not identified as manufacturers or confirmed product submitters. - Demonstration and information needs: Suppliers must be manufacturers or authorized distributors and provide a demonstration sample at no cost. Product information should address construction, dimensions, materials, lengths, couplings, standards, pressure ratings, flow and friction loss, durability, weight, warranty, maintenance, repairability, service life, and testing recommendations. - Evaluation: OCFA may conduct demonstrations, flow and stream-quality testing, nozzle-reaction evaluations, sample inspections, interviews, or briefings. Budgetary, list, or MSRP pricing is for planning only.

Description

Orange County Fire Authority is requesting information and product demonstrations for currently available structural firefighting attack-line hose. Suppliers may submit information for multiple brands, models, constructions, and sizes, and must be the manufacturer or an authorized distributor and be able to provide a demonstration sample at no cost to OCFA. Responses are submitted electronically through PlanetBids by November 30, 2026; questions are due November 18, 2026. No contract will be issued as a result of this solicitation.

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