Intent to Award

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Florida Keys Mosquito Control District INTENT TO AWARD RFP 2025-12 H125 Pilot Refresher Course After completing the bid process, the committee recommends the Board award the District’s contract for H125 Pilot Refresher Course to Helistream, Inc. The cost for each pilot is $11,155.00. Helistream meets the scope and has extensive mosquito control experience, including FKMCD. With a 30 day notice, they can accommodate training through the off-season. This is not an Award. The Board of Commissioners will vote at their regular meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2025. _______________________________________ Andrea Leal Executive Director BID PROTEST PROCEDURES After the posting of a notice of intended award on the District’s website, any bidder or proposer who is aggrieved in connection with the pending award or other element of the process leading to the award of a contract, may protest to the Director of Finance or his/her designee. A. A notice of protest must be submitted within three (3) business days after posting of the recommendation of award at the location where bids or proposals are submitted. The protest must be submitted via e-mail and must identify the protester and the solicitation and shall include a factual summary of the basis of the protest. Such protest is considered filed when it is received by the District prior to 5:00 p.m. on the 3rd business day. B. A formal written protest shall be filed within ten (10) business days. A formal written protest is considered filed with the District when it is delivered to and received by the Director of Finance and must be received prior to 5:00 p.m. on the tenth business day after the posting of the recommendation of award. C. The formal written protest shall: Identify the protester and the solicitation involved; a concise and clear statement of the grounds on which the protest is based; refer to the Florida Statutes(s), laws, ordinances or other legal authority which the protester deems applicable to such grounds; and, specifically request the relief to which the protester deems themselves entitled by application of such authorities to such grounds. D. Nothing in this bid protest procedure should be deemed as subjecting the District to the requirements of Florida Statute 120, et seq. or Florida Statue 287, et seq., except 287.055. Bidders should note that the District, as a special taxing district, is exempt from most competitive bidding requirements and the Administrative Procedures Act. E.