Contract C79254

The Florida Department of Children and Families has awarded a continuing equipment lease purchase order to Quadient for postage meter equipment. This contract, identified as C79254, represents the third and final year of a three-year original lease agreement executed on July 25, 2024. The contract period runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with a total contract value of five hundred two dollars. The equipment—an iX-1 Series postage meter (Lease Number N24042628, Serial Number 33225417)—is located at the Department's facility in Okeechobee, Florida (108 NE 7th Street, Okeechobee, FL 34972). Quadient will invoice monthly at forty-one dollars and eighty-four cents per unit, or quarterly at one hundred twenty-five dollars and fifty-two cents.

The lease was established in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions (STC) 44102100-17-1, with the dealer providing the quote identified as Angelo Nieves at an address in Tampa, Florida. This purchase order supersedes the expired purchase order C5C9C3 and continues payment obligations for invoices covering the contract period. The primary contact for equipment matters is Lizbeth Ruiz at the Okeechobee location. The State's obligation to pay is contingent upon annual legislative appropriation, and the vendor is responsible for discontinuing service and retrieving equipment unless a written extension or renewal is received prior to the contract expiration date.