Amended cost accounting feature added. NEW Pitney Bowes Equipment Lease purchase order for new…

The Florida Department of Children and Families awarded a equipment lease contract to Pitney Bowes for the provision of mailing and shipping equipment to its Orange County office located at 400 W. Robinson Street, Suite S1129, Orlando, Florida. The contract, identified as C78D1C, was awarded on July 1, 2026, with a performance period extending through June 30, 2027. The total contract value for the one-year performance period is $3,935.40, with quarterly invoicing of $938.85 per quarter ($312.95 monthly) for the primary SendPro Series equipment lease.

The contract encompasses two distinct line items: the primary continuation of an existing five-year equipment lease originally established for the period April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, and a supplemental line item for the addition of cost accounting features to the leased equipment at a quarterly rate of $45.00. The equipment, identified by serial number 8044068 and account number 0012650881, is being leased under state contract number 41151917 and is managed by the Florida Department of Children and Families contact Earnestine Dixie. The vendor contact is Dean Merriott, representing Pitney Bowes at the Tampa, Florida location. The contract is contingent upon annual legislative appropriation, and the vendor is responsible for discontinuing service and equipment retrieval upon contract expiration unless a written extension is received in advance.