Aurora Fire Department (AFD) Protective Gear

City of Aurora, IL - Fire has issued request for proposal, solicitation 26-080.

The Aurora Fire Department (AFD) is soliciting formal bids to qualified vendors for the supply and delivery of structural firefighter bunker gear that complies with the current edition of NFPA 1970, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural and Proximity Firefighting. The equipment shall be new, unused, and manufactured to meet all applicable safety, performance, and certification requirements. Bids may include complete protective ensembles or individual components, including coats, pants, suspenders, boots, and helmets, as specified in the solicitation documents.

Responses are due September 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM CDT.

Questions must be submitted by September 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT.

Commodity categories: Clothing: Athletic, Casual, Dress, Uniform, Weather And Work Related; Hazardous Environment Clothing; Environmental Protective Equipment (Inside And Outside); Fire Protection Clothing (Turnout Coats, Bunker Pants, Hoods, Gloves, etc.) (See 345-56 for Fire Helmets); Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), (Blood Borne Pathogen Protection), Not Listed Elsewhere.

Contact: Phil Bergeron, Division Chief (bergeronp@aurora.il.us, (630) 256-4000).

1 document is attached to the notice: Updated Bunker Requirements Document.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/aurorail/projects/291313. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.