Commission approves SLSCO backup emergency logistics contract after Ashbrook protest

Oct 15, 2025

After a bid protest from Ashbrook alleging inexplicable evaluator score changes, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners approved a three-year backup emergency management logistics contract with SLSCO Limited; the vote was 4-0 with one abstention.

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The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a three-year contract with SLSCO Limited to provide backup emergency management logistics services effective Oct. 15, 2025, after hearing a formal bid protest from Ashbrook. Art Smith, speaking for Ashbrook, urged the board to reject the award and reissue the RFP, saying evaluators had marked the company down inexplicably between two solicitations.

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