Item - 2024.GG10.11

The General Government Committee recommend that:

1. City Council authorize the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to negotiate and execute a non-competitive agreement with A.J. Stone Company Ltd. with an initial term starting on the date of award up to and including January 31, 2025, with the option, in the sole discretion of the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to renew the agreement for four (4) additional one (1) year periods, in the total amount (including all Option Years) of $771,586 net of all taxes and charges ($785,166 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Procurement Officer, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to request City Council authority to enter into a new non-competitive contract with A.J. Stone Company Ltd. for the supply and delivery of Fire Fighting Foam, FireBull AB Concentrate. The term of the contract will be from the date of award to January 31, 2025, with the option to renew for four (4) one-year periods, in the total amount of $771,586 net of all taxes and charges ($785,166 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The new contract is required to procure the specific Fire Fighting Foam, which is known as FireBull AB Concentrate, produced by Enforcer One, LLC.  A.J. Stone Company Ltd. is the exclusive Ontario distributor of FireBull AB Concentrate and other related products produced by Enforcer One, LLC.

FireBull AB replaces the previous generation of fire fighting foam, known as FireAde AB, and is GreenScreen Certified.  GreenScreen Certified products are independent non-profit certified, free of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and thousands of other chemicals of concern.

FireBull AB fire fighting foam concentrate can be placed into service without having to fully drain and flush the on-board foam tanks on Toronto Fire Services fire apparatus, thereby preventing Toronto Fire Services from incurring the significant costs and out-of-service impacts that would occur if a different, non-compatible fire fighting foam concentrate were to be used, as all existing foam concentrate would have to be removed and flushed from each truck before replacement foam could be used. 

City Council approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195- Purchasing, where the current request exceeds the Chief Purchasing Officer's authority of the cumulative five-year commitment for each supplier, under Article 7, Section 195-7.3 (D) of the Purchasing By-Law or exceeds the threshold of $500,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71- Financial Control, Section 71-11A.