Capital Leasing Options for Fire Apparatus

Sedgwick County, Kansas is seeking a qualified financial‑services firm to provide fixed‑interest capital‑leasing options for the purchase of a single Pierce Velocity pumper fire truck valued at $527,507.04. The County does not intend to purchase the apparatus outright; instead it requires lease terms of either 84 months (7 years) or 96 months (8 years) with semi‑annual principal and interest payments, the first due in March 2024. Funding must be secured by February 7 2024, and all bids are to be submitted by email no later than 2:00 pm CST on February 6 2024. The solicitation mandates that the lessor retain title to the vehicle until the lease is fully satisfied, and the lease must be free of taxes unless imposed by government. The vendor must be registered in Kansas, hold an A‑VIII insurance rating, pass SAM eligibility checks, and provide three recent references from public‑sector leasing projects.