Some fire department gear bids combine the equipment with a cleaning service, asking for the extractor and dryer plus ongoing advanced cleaning. The bid has two parts, an equipment purchase and a service, and reading both matters.
What the solicitation contains
A combined gear care solicitation sets the gear extractor and drying cabinet, the install, and a cleaning service component such as advanced cleaning or inspection on a schedule, all referencing the NFPA care standard.
What decides the award
The award turns on the equipment supporting the care standard and the service delivering the advanced cleaning and inspection the standard calls for. The agent separates the equipment scope from the service scope and flags the care reference, the equipment, and the service terms.
How the agent handles it
Our agent reads each combined gear care solicitation, separates the equipment purchase from the cleaning service, and scores each for the business you are in, whether you sell the equipment or provide the cleaning.
The agent separates the equipment and the cleaning service in a combined gear bid and scores each. See the fire turnout gear bid agent in the interactive demo.