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Council rescinds proposed broker-of-record award, agrees to hear bidder—protest after dispute over RFQ rules
Summary
Council was asked to award a broker-of-record contract to RSC Insurance Brokerage Inc., but a timely protest from Gellin Benefits Group prompted debate over whether RFQs are protestable under the city's procurement code; the council rescinded the award and voted to entertain the protest.
The Riviera Beach City Council paused and then rescinded a planned award for employee benefits brokerage after a dispute over procurement protest rights and multiple rounds of solicitations left vendors and staff at odds. Staff presented a request to award a one-year broker-of-record agreement (with up to four one-year renewal options) to RSC Insurance Brokerage Inc., calling the RFQ process the fourth solicitation for the service. Latanya Ammons, the city—————director of procurement, told the council that several prior solicitations were canceled or found nonresponsive and that the procurement department recommended RSC after reviewing responses to RFQ No. 1179-25-3. Two…
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