When a gear extractor bid names a brand and allows an equal, the substitution must prove it meets the salient characteristics, which in gear care include the cleaning capability to the NFPA standard. A dealer carrying another line has to satisfy the process.
What the process requires
A gear extractor approved equal submission requires the comparison against each salient characteristic, including the cleaning cycles and care standard support, the supporting data, and submission by a deadline. The department evaluates whether the equal meets the requirement.
What decides whether the equal is accepted
The equal is accepted only if it meets every salient characteristic, the gear care ones included, and the package is complete and on time. The agent extracts the salient characteristics, the care requirements, the data, and the deadline.
How the agent handles it
Our agent reads the approved equal terms on each gear extractor solicitation, surfaces the salient characteristics and the care requirements an equal must prove, and tracks the deadline so the package is ready in time.
The agent turns the gear extractor approved equal process into a checklist that includes the care proof. See the fire turnout gear bid agent in the interactive demo.