Bio-Health Pod Systems Stormwater Technology Demonstration and Suitability Evaluation Project- Re-Solicit

Escambia County - Purchasing has issued request for proposal, solicitation PD 25-26.111.

Escambia County is seeking a qualified firm to provide Bio-Health Pod Systems and associated technical services to support a stormwater technology demonstration and suitability evaluation project. The project will evaluate the applicability, operational feasibility, and performance of Bio-Health Pod Systems within three existing wet stormwater management facilities in Escambia County. The selected Contractor will provide the equipment and technical services necessary to support implementation and objective evaluation of the technology, including site evaluation support, system design, permitting assistance, installation support, technical consultation, monitoring support, public education support, and final reporting assistance.

Stormwater management facilities can accumulate excess nutrients and organic-rich sediments that contribute to degraded water quality conditions, algae growth, increased maintenance needs, and nutrient loading to downstream waterbodies. Escambia County is evaluating an innovative approach that may provide additional tools for improving stormwater facility performance and reducing nutrient-related impacts. Bio-Health Pod Systems are designed to function as submerged bioreactors that host, grow, and distribute beneficial microbial communities intended to metabolize excess organic matter and nutrients, reduce muck accumulation, limit conditions that promote algal growth, and improve water quality conditions in waterbodies receiving stormwater pond discharges and overflows. This project will provide an objective evaluation of the suitability of Bio-Health Pod Systems as a potential stormwater management technology for reducing nutrient concentrations, reducing muck accumulation, improving water quality conditions, and addressing conditions that contribute to harmful algal blooms. The project will be implemented as a technology demonstration and evaluation effort. Project results will be evaluated based on scientifically appropriate monitoring and analysis methods, and the outcome of the evaluation is not predetermined. 1.3. Contact Information

Responses are due September 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT.

Questions must be submitted by September 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for September 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM CDT at Office of Purchasing 213 Palafox Place, 2nd Floor Pensacola, FL 32502 Join us on Teams: Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/295513291333436?p=7hcasox9W4OrbqqTwO Meeting ID: 295 513 291 333 436 Passcode: Bp6Vk3KH ________________________________________ Need help? | System reference Dial in by phone +1 863-333-5817,,312895711# United States, Lakeland Find a local number Phone conference ID: 312 895 711#.

Commodity categories: Biology Specimens and Cultures (Including Microbial): Complete Ecosystems, etc.; Biological Maintainers (Bacteria, Enzymes, etc.); Environmental Services (Not Otherwise Classified).

Contact: Travis Simmons, Purchasing Grant Coordinator (rtsimmons@myescambia.com, (850) 595-4918).

3 documents are attached to the notice: Exhibit.FederalContractProvisions_with_signature_5.6.26; Question & Answer Report PD 25-26.098; FDEP_Agreement_No._INV075_-_ADA (2).

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/escambiacountyfl/projects/295724. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.