Bradford County is soliciting professional fire and life safety systems inspection, testing, maintenance, and monitoring services for various facilities. The contract is intended to provide monitoring across designated structures and properties. The public overview does not enumerate the facilities or equipment covered.
Buyer Attributes
Key metrics and characteristics
Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
184704
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
340
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
28,307
Procurement Difficulty Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
58 / 100
Propensity to Spend
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AI Adoption Score
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ConservativeEarly Adopter
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Startup Friendliness
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Sole Source:Skip—awards are rare and opaque; redirect to a cooperative.
Coops:Frequently procures through OMNIA Partners, Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA), Florida DMS State Contracts & Agreements, NASPO ValuePoint, BuyBoard, and TIPS; you can gain access through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform — reach out to your Starbridge contact to pursue onboarding.
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Bradford County, FL allows sole source under its procurement code, but in practice it is opaque and unreliable. Awards are extremely rare and documentation is not easily accessible. No specific sole source dollar threshold was provided. Practical guidance: skip this path and pivot to cooperative purchasing.
Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
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Bradford County has used cooperative purchasing before (has used OMNIA and has access to FSA). This is the primary path to bypass the $25,000 competitive bidding threshold and local preference hurdles. Engage the County Manager (who acts as purchasing manager) to confirm a specific contract, and socialize with the relevant department head to build support.
Reach out to your Starbridge contact through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform to get onboarded to the recommended path.
Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
Unlock detailed thresholds, contracting paths, payment terms, and vendor benchmarks for this buyer.
Full playbooks include agency-specific workflows, thresholds, and vendor benchmarks.
Early Buyer Signals
Board meetings and strategic plans from Bradford County
Board of County Commissioners of Bradford County Meeting Minutes
Date: Sep 22, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The Board addressed multiple public hearings, including an application for the Bradford County Fair Association's agricultural education facility funding, land use amendments, and zoning changes for Clayton Homes, Inc. Additionally, the Board enacted an ordinance amending subdivision regulations. The consent agenda included personnel policy revisions, housing assistance plan updates, insurance premium approvals, and contractual agreements for health and library services. The meeting also authorized Public Works projects for the installation of a septic system and a public supply well at the Market Road Pit.
Board Of County Commissioner Of Bradford County, Florida Public Hearing Meeting Minutes
Date: Sep 22, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The public hearing focused on the final millage rate and the final budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The Board discussed the adoption of a resolution setting the final millage rate at 10.0000 mills and the adoption of the final operating budget totaling $96,036,571.00 for the upcoming fiscal year. Both resolutions were presented by the Finance Director and subsequently approved by the Board via roll-call vote.
Board of County Commissioners of Bradford County, Florida Meeting Minutes
Key Contacts
Public-sector contacts connected to Bradford County.
The Board addressed multiple public hearings, including the enactment of an ordinance amending land development regulations regarding subdivision procedures, approval of a special permit for a communications tower, and land use and zoning changes for a resort development. The board also approved the fire assessment rate for the upcoming fiscal year. Additional business included a road dedication, the establishment of a budget line item for sheriff fleet maintenance, tourism development funding for park complex upgrades, and the declaration of a warehouse as surplus property. Reports were provided regarding the removal of automated license plate readers, investment of county funds, and upcoming budget hearings.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
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Track Bradford County meetings, strategic plans, and budget discussions before the public bid appears.