Project Information

Bid Title

RFQ - FORD EXPOLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR (RESERVED FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES)

Issuing Agency

San Diego County

Location

California

Published Date

Mar 25, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 23, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

BPM013122

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Project Description

RFx Name:	BPM013122
RFx Begin Date (UTC+0):	RFQ - FORD EXPOLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR (RESERVED FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES)
RFx End Date (UTC+0):	1
Commodities:	1
RFx Status:	Motor vehicles
Solicitation Code:	3/25/2026 10:30:00 AM
Lot #:	4/23/2026 5:00:00 PM
Round #:	28 d 08 h 42 min 00 s

RFx General Information

Code BPM013122

RFx Name RFQ - FORD EXPOLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR (RESERVED FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES)

Lot # 1

Round # 1

RFx Begin Date 3/25/2026 10:30:00 AM

RFx End Date 4/23/2026 5:00:00 PM

Summary

Contact Christopher Almazan | Procurement Specialist Cell: 858-463-8779 | Email: christopher.almazan@sdcounty.ca.gov

Q&A Start Date (M/d/yyyy) 3/25/2026 10:30:00 AM

Q&A End Date (M/d/yyyy) 4/16/2026 5:00:00 PM

RFx Documents

Selected Title Type Att. Last Modification Creation Date Validity End Date RFQ 13122 - FORD EXPOLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR (QTY 1) RFx Commercial Documents (Approved) rfq_13122_ford_explorer_police_interceptor_qty1.pdf 3/25/2026 10:29:34 AM 3/25/2026 10:29:34 AM 1 Record(s)

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County of San Diego

Date Issued:

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(this RFQ is a request for information, not an order)

March 25, 2026

RFQ Number:

13122

RFQ TITLE:

ONE (1) 2026 OR NEWER/UNUSED

FORD EXPLORER POLICE

INTERCEPTOR

QUOTATIONS DUE: April 23, 2026; 5:00 PM

QUESTIONS DUE: April 16, 2026; 5:00 PM

SUBMITTING YOUR QUOTATION:

Submit your response, including completed forms via BuyNet.

CONTRACTING OFFICER:

Christoher Almazan, Procurement Specialist

Phone: (858) 463-8779

Email: christopher.almazan@sdcounty.ca.gov

AWARD: Will be based on:

EACH ITEM

EACH LOT

TOTAL (ALL ITEMS)

DESCRIPTION

THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IS SEEKING QUOTES FROM QUALIFIED FIRMS (OFFERORS) TO PROVIDE ONE (1) 2026 OR

NEWER/UNUSED FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS & CONDITIONS

CONTAINED WITHIN.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (BOS) MINUTE ORDER (MO) 6, DATED JANUARY 28, 2025, THE

COUNTY RESERVES THIS RFQ FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE REFERENCED BOS MO CAN BE FOUND HERE:

https://file.sandiegocounty.gov/COB/COBPublicView?FileId=39963834

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS RFQ, “LOCAL BUSINESS” MEANS A PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, JOINT VENTURE, OR

ANY OTHER ASSOCIATION FORMED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, OR AN INDIVIDUAL, THAT: (I) MAINTAINS ITS

INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC HEADQUARTERS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY;

OR (II) AT THE TIME THE COUNTY ISSUES THE SOLICITATION, PROVIDES OR SELLS FROM A LOCATION WITHIN THE

GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY THE SAME OR SIMILAR GOODS OR SERVICES TO BE PURCHASED

BY THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY’S DETERMINATION REGARDING WHETHER AN OFFEROR QUALIFIES AS A “LOCAL

BUSINESS” SHALL BE FINAL.

SEE EXHIBIT A – STATEMENT OF WORK FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTY’S REQUIREMENTS.

THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTATION INCLUDES AN RFQ SUBMISSION CHECKLIST TO BE COMPLETED BY OFFERORS.

SUBMITTALS WILL BE EVALUATED BASED UPON PRICE AND PERFORMANCE FACTORS INCLUDING THE OFFEROR’S

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, TECHNICAL APPROACH, ACCEPTANCE OF THE COUNTY’S DRAFT AGREEMENT,

PHYSICAL AVAILABILITY OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE SPECS, AND DELIVERY LEAD TIME.

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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) 13122 – ONE (1) 2026 OR NEWER/UNUSED

FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

☐ Submit a completed and signed Offeror’s Cover Page (PC600) form

• https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/purchasing/docs/PC600_dpc_Offerors_Cover_Page.pdf

☐ Submit a completed and signed Representations and Certifications form (PC601)

• https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/purchasing/docs/PC601_dpc_Reps_and_Certs.pdf

☐ Submit a completed and signed Small-Local Business Self-Certification Form (PC610)

• All Offerors are encouraged to complete this form to support County data collection.

• https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/purchasing/docs/PC610_dpc_Small_Local_Self_Cert.pdf

☐ Submit a completed and signed Nondisclosure Indemnification Agreement (PC620) (if applicable).

• Required if submitting Confidential/Proprietary Information (see information in Terms and Conditions below)

• https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/purchasing/docs/PC620_dpc_Nondisclosure_Indemnity.pdf

☐ Submit a completed Pricing Schedule.

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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) 13122 – ONE (1) 2026 OR NEWER/UNUSED

FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

RESPONSES: Your response is due through electronic upload to BuyNet on the specified close date and time, local San Diego time.

If Offeror is unable to submit via BuyNet for any reason, Offeror may submit by email or mail to the listed Contracting Officer, or by

personal delivery to the Purchasing and Contracting front desk. Please use these methods only if unable to submit through BuyNet. If

mailed or delivered, the above RFQ No. should be included on the front of the envelope.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to submit based on the most current RFQ, addenda thereto, responses to Questions, any other information

posted on BuyNet, and any diligence material made available by the County. Offerors are advised to regularly check BuyNet for

information. The County has no obligation to contact Offerors directly with any such RFQ-related information.

• In order to see all information related to this RFQ, to submit Questions, and to receive notifications of updates, Offerors must

select “Participate in RFx” for this solicitation in BuyNet.

Forms required to be submitted with Offeror’s Quotation are included in this RFQ or posted on the County’s web site at

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/purchasing/purchasing-forms.html. Posted forms may be updated from time to time.

Unless otherwise specified, Offerors may submit the version of a form in place as of the date of RFQ issuance or any later version.

This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers.

QUESTIONS: Please submit questions and requests for clarification related to definition or interpretation of this RFQ in writing to the

contracting officer before the Questions Due date/time listed in this RFQ. Those received after this date may not be answered at the

discretion of the County.

PRICING: The County may award a contract on the basis of initial quotations. Your price(s) should be the lowest possible for the RFQ

requirements. Omit Sales and Use Taxes unless otherwise specified.

The Estimated Quantities in the Pricing Schedule are provided solely for evaluation of quotations. They represent approximate

anticipated use based on historical consumption. If the County’s actual requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described

as “estimated” in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for price adjustment.

EVALUATION AND AWARD. Quotations are subject to acceptance at any time within 90 days after submission due date/time, unless

otherwise stipulated by the County. This RFQ is an informal negotiated procurement process. Lowest price may not always be the sole

criteria for award of an RFQ. The County reserves the right to waive a variation in specification if, in the opinion of the County, such

variation does not materially change the item or its performance within parameters acceptable to the County. The County reserves the

right to reject any or all quotations and to accept or reject any item(s) thereon, or waive any informality in the quotation. The County

reserves the right to perform a pre-award survey of the offeror to determine capability to perform, including but not limited to facilities,

financial responsibility, materials/supplies, and past performance. The determination of the County as to an Offeror’s prospective ability

to perform the contract shall be conclusive.

SAMPLES: Samples, at Offeror’s expense, may be required for evaluation by the County. Delivery of sample must be scheduled with

contracting officer and provided within required timeline. The County shall have the right to review sample and to determine if such

sample is acceptable. The County’s decision to award is contingent upon its acceptance of the products provided in the sample. During

the term of the award, the County must approve any substitutions from the initial sample in writing in advance of substitution. In no

event shall the supplier be permitted to increase prices on the basis of substituted item(s).

Sample, if not destroyed by tests, will, upon request, be returned at Offeror’s expense. Offeror must advise contracting officer at time

of sending sample that they must be returned, provide return address and Federal Express account number.

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL: If items called for in this Request for Quotation have been identified in the schedule by a "brand name

or equal" description, such identification is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive, and is to indicate the quality and characteristics

of products (including products of brand name manufacturer s other than the one described by the brand name) to be considered for

award if such products are determined by the County to meet fully the salient characteristic requirements listed in the request.

Unless the offeror clearly indicates in the quotation that an "or equal" product is being offered, quotation shall be considered as offering

the brand name product specified.

If the offeror proposes to furnish an "equal” product, the brand name, if any, of the product to be furnished shall be inserted in the space

provided in the request for quotation, or such product shall be clearly identified in the quotation. The evaluation of the quotation and

the determination as to equality of the product offered shall be the responsibility of the County and will be based upon the information

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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) 13122 – ONE (1) 2026 OR NEWER/UNUSED

FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR

furnished by the offeror, or identified in the quotation as well as other information reasonably available to the purchasing activity.

Caution to offerors: the purchasing activity is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the

quotation and reasonably available to the purchasing activity. Accordingly, to insure that sufficient information is available, the offeror

must furnish, as part of the quotation, all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for

the purchasing activity to (i) determine whether the product offered meets the salient characteristic requirements of the request for

quotation, and (ii) establish exactly what the offeror proposes to furnish and what the County is binding itself to purchase by making an

award. The information furnished may include specific references to information previously furnished or to information otherwise

available to the purchasing activity.

If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirements of the Request for Quotation, he shall (i) include

in the quotation a clear description of such modifications and (ii) clearly mark any description to show the proposed modifications.

DUTY TO INQUIRE: Should the Offeror find discrepancies in or omissions from the RFQ, plans, specifications or other documents,

or should the Offeror be in doubt as to their meaning, the Offeror must at once notify the Buyer, in writing. If the point in question is

not clearly and fully set forth, a written addendum will be issued and emailed to Offerors.

CONFIDENTIAL/PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: If confidential/proprietary is contained within the submission:

1) It must be submitted in a separate file or document marked as EXHIBIT–CONFIDENTIAL/PROPRIETARY;

2) Responses to solicitation requirements that include the confidential/proprietary information, shall refer to the response

contained within the EXHIBIT–CONFIDENTIAL/PROPRIETARY (for example: If submittal requirement #1 requires staff

Social Security Numbers, the response to requirement #1 shall reflect “see response #1 contained within Exhibit-

Confidential/Proprietary”); and

3) It must include a signed Nondisclosure Indemnification Agreement (PC620).

NOTE: As a Public Agency, the County of San Diego must adhere to the California Public Records Act, therefore pricing cannot be

considered confidential/proprietary.

TERMS OF RESULTING CONTRACTS: Any purchase order(s) issued as a result of an RFQ will contain the County's standard

Purchase Order (PO) terms and conditions and any additional terms and conditions referenced in this RFQ. The County’s PO Terms and

Conditions are available at:

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/purchasing/docs/dpc_terms_and_conditions.pdf

Any contract(s) resulting from this RFQ will be based upon the Draft Agreement included in this RFQ. The Statement of Work, Pricing

Schedule, and any other exhibits will be added based upon the successful Offeror’s response and successful contract finalization

negotiations.

Payment terms are NET 30, unless terms more favorable to the County are included in Offerors quotation. Note: qualified Small-Local

Businesses may be eligible for more advantageous payment terms including NET15, in accordance with Board Policy B-53 Small-Local

Business Policy (SLBP).

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING: The County's obligation for payment of any contract beyond the current fiscal year end is contingent

upon the availability of funding from which payment can be made. No legal liability on the part of the County shall arise for payment

beyond June 30 of the calendar year unless funds are made available for such performance.

CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 18662: In compliance with California Revenue and Taxation code

section 18662, if you are a non resident of California (out-of-state invoices) who receives California source income, the County will pay

California Use Tax directly to the State of California per permit no. SR FH 25-632384. Fifteen (15) business days prior to the first

payment, new suppliers or suppliers with expired forms or forms with incorrect information, must submit new forms to the County

(forms are available from the Franchise Tax Board website listed below).

Under certain circumstances you may be eligible for reduced or waived nonresident withholding. If you have already received a waiver

or a reduced withholding response from the State of California and the response is still valid, submit the response to the County in lieu

of the forms. Failure to submit the required forms will result in withholding of payments. Refer to the Franchise Tax Board websites

(listed below) for tax forms and information on nonresident withholding, including waivers or reductions. The County will not give you

any tax advice. It is recommended you speak with your tax adviser and/or the State of California for guidance.

Franchise Tax Board Websites:

https://www.ftb.ca.gov

https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/search/

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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) 13122 – ONE (1) 2026 OR NEWER/UNUSED

FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR

STATEMENT OF WORK

GENERAL

The County of San Diego has a requirement for one (1) 2026 or newer, Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles or equal as per the

following requirements. These vehicles shall be configured per the following specifications for various uses throughout San Diego

County

1. Base Vehicle – Ford Utility Police Interceptor Ecoboost

1.1. Vehicle Snapshot

1.1.1 Model: Utility Police Interceptor AWD (K8A)

1.1.2 Engine/Transmission:

1.1.2.1

3.0L V6 EcoBoost (99C)

1.1.2.2

Transmission 10-Speed Automatic Transmission (44U)

1.1.3 Interior Equipment Group: 500A

1.1.4 Interior color: Cloth Front Buckets Vinyl Rear (9W)

1.1.5 Exterior color: Agate Black (UM)

1.1.6 50 state emissions (425)

2. Factory Vehicle Options

2.1 Underbody Deflector Plate (Option Code = 76D)

2.2 Hidden Door-Lock Plunger w/Rear-door controls inoperable (52P)

2.3 Spot Lamp LED Driver & Passenger (Option Code =51S)

2.4 Spot Lamp Prep Kits (51W)

2.5 Keyed Alike - 1284x (Option Code =59B)

2.6 Front license plate bracket (153)

2.7 Badge Delete (16D)

2.8 Noise Suppression Bonds (Ground Straps) (60R)

2.9 Exterior Paint

2.9.1 Standard Paint Colors to be determined by County of San Diego Contracting Officer Representative at time of

contract receipt.

2.9.2 Pricing Sheet Line #B - Additional Aftermarket Paint: The Contractor will be responsible for the performance or

facilitation of the following:

2.9.2.1

Preparation and Re-Paint of Passenger & Driver's Front Doors & Roof to Color Code (YZ) Ford

Oxford White.

2.9.2.2

Paint to be factory equivalent in quality and warranty (Vinyl wrap not acceptable)

3. Wireless Automated Fueling System - WAF

3.1. Installation of a commercially available wireless automated fueling system such as ASSETWORKS Fuel Focus (Or

Approved Equivalent in Function & Compatibility)

3.2. System must be installed into vehicle according to manufacturer's specifications.

3.3. System shall be comprised of three components, a Vehicle Identification Box (VIB), Data Link Connector (DLC)

adapter harness and fuel inlet antenna.

3.4. Vehicle Identification Box (VIB) must be the latest available model for purchase and compatibility for the year, make

and model of vehicle being outfitted.

3.5. Data Link Connector (DLC) harness must be compatible with VIB box capabilities and compatible with year,

3.6. make and model of vehicle being outfitted.

3.7. Fuel Inlet Antenna must be the appropriate part for the year make and model of vehicle being outfitted. Antenna must

be securely adhered to the filler neck in a way that does not inhibit proper seal between fuel station filling nozzles and

the vehicles' fuel inlet port. Adhesives used shall be fuel resistant to ensure proper adhesion during normal vehicle

operation.

3.8. Electrical wires providing power, ground and communication shall be conjoined with solder and sealed using weather

resistant heat shrink tubing as per manufacturer's specifications. Electrical power feed to power module during regular

vehicle operation shall use; ignition/run start switched power that ensures module power is provided sufficiently for

proper system operation.

3.9. Wiring between VIB and fuel tank nozzle ring shall be no less than 18 AWG, 3-Conductor, Shielded, with stranded

bare copper conductor such as (Coleman Cable Part# 952184609) or equivalent.

3.10. Initial system installation shall be inspected by county personnel prior to first vehicle's delivery, to ensure proper

installation and function of system. Systems that are installed outside of manufacturer's specifications, or use wiring

that is below standard, shall be refused and payment on submitted invoices will be withheld until the issue is resolved.

3.11. The battery draw of complete vehicle after outfitting to be less than 50ma.

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 484110General Freight Trucking, Local
• NAICS 484121General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
• NAICS 484220Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

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