NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: Artificial Reef Materials Deployment to Gulfside Five (5) Mile Reef, Gulfside Eight (8) Mile Reef, and Gulfside Nine (9) Mile Reef Monroe County, Florida Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3)(a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www.floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from the County's electronic bidding platform at https://monroecounty-fl.bonfirehub.com OR www.monroecounty-fl.gov/BonfireBids. The Public Record is available upon request. Monroe County Purchasing Department receives proposals via the Bonfire electronic bidding platform. Please do not email, mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids/proposals/responses. Emailed/mailed/physically delivered bids/proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted. The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that proposals be submitted via the Bonfire electronic bidding platform at https://monroecounty-fl.bonfirehub.com, before 3:00P.M. on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. There is no cost to the proposer to use the Bonfire platform and questions should be submitted using the Bonfire platform. Otherwise, questions regarding this RFP may be transmitted in writing to Ilze Aguila, Senior Administrator of Growth Management Operations, at address: 2798 Overseas Hwy, 2nd Floor, Marathon, FL 33050, or Email: aguila-ilze@monroecounty-fl.gov. Please do not submit your confidential financial information as part of your proposal. There are separate uploads for each set of documents, including confidential financial information. All proposals will be made public on the platform after an intended decision or 30 days from unsealing, whichever is earlier, unless the bids/proposals are rejected in accordance with F.S. § 119.071. If your proposal document includes financial information (not uploaded separately), that information will be considered public and viewable to the public in accordance with public records law. In the event of a discrepancy between the bid/proposal amount on the Proposal Form and the bid/proposal amount entered in Bonfire, the bid/proposal amount listed in the "Proposal Form" provided by Monroe County in the RFP is the amount that will be utilized by the County when considering the bid/proposal. The County reserves the right to waive any bid/proposal irregularity. The proposal opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom.us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,,4509326156# US (New York) +16699006833,,4509326156# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) IPL0277229 Oct 3 2025