Okaloosa intends to award aviation insurance consulting, $58,400 front dump, $25,000 redfish release
Okaloosa County's weekly intent-to-award notice for Oct. 16, 2026 lists six purchases, including aviation insurance consulting billed by the hour.
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The Okaloosa County Purchasing Department published a Weekly Intent to Award for the week of Oct. 16, 2026, listing six purchases the county plans to approve. The notice says what the county intends to award and who must approve each one. It does not say any contract has been signed.
What the county plans to buy
| Vendor | Item | Amount | Approval authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur J. Gallagher | RFP AP 78-26, aviation insurance risk management consulting | $207.50 per hour | Board of County Commissioners (BCC) |
| ICC International Code Council | 2026 Florida Building Code and 2023 National Electrical Code books, requisition 27000027 | $6,743.30 | Purchasing Manager |
| Broyhill Equipment, LLC | 5 to 9.5 cubic-yard front dump, complete, requisition 27000030 | $58,400.00 | County Administrator (listed as COA) |
| ProCare Services/Stryker | Stryker stretcher maintenance, contract C24-3948-PS | $48,529.00 | OMB Director |
| The Location Guide | Online directory listing and two full-page print ads, requisition 27000023 | $10,263.00 | Purchasing Manager |
| Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) | Redfish release, requisition 27000028 | $25,000.00 | Purchasing Manager |
Source: Okaloosa County Weekly Intent to Award, week of 10/16/2026.
Aviation insurance consulting goes to the commission
The Gallagher contract is the only item that needs a vote of the Board of County Commissioners. It is priced by the hour at $207.50, so the notice gives no total cost. The notice does not say when the board will vote.
Where the money goes
Our tally of the five items with fixed dollar amounts is $148,935.30. The Gallagher consulting is excluded because it is billed hourly. Most of the total is the front dump, at $58,400, and the stretcher maintenance, at $48,529.
The Location Guide purchase covers an online directory listing for one year and full-page ads in two editions of a trade publication, one in December 2026 and one in April 2027, according to the notice. The notice lists those items under a tourism-related department code.
Department codes in the notice
The notice uses department codes such as AP, GM, FM, PS and TDD without defining them. This article does not expand them.
Read the full notice
The notice lists each approval authority, and the full list of purchases is in the county’s PDF.
Questions and answers
- What did Okaloosa County intend to award the week of Oct. 16, 2026?
- According to the county's Weekly Intent to Award for the week of 10/16/2026, the county intended to award six purchases: aviation insurance risk management consulting from Arthur J. Gallagher at $207.50 per hour, code books from the International Code Council for $6,743.30, a 5 to 9.5 cubic-yard front dump from Broyhill Equipment for $58,400, stretcher maintenance from ProCare Services/Stryker for $48,529, a listing and ads from The Location Guide for $10,263, and a redfish release from the Coastal Conservation Association for $25,000.
- Does the Okaloosa County aviation insurance consulting contract need a board vote?
- Yes, according to the county's Weekly Intent to Award for the week of 10/16/2026, the approval authority for the Arthur J. Gallagher aviation insurance consulting is the Board of County Commissioners. The notice does not say when the board will vote.
