1-SS Letter.pdf

This is a sole source justification letter from Hillsborough County, Florida regarding the procurement of turnkey eFemto small-cell installation services for in-building cellular coverage at multiple County facilities. The County requires reliable and secure cellular infrastructure configured for the Verizon network, which serves as the County's carrier of choice under State Contract. The scope of work includes site surveys, hardware procurement and configuration, cellular infrastructure cabling, material staging, engineering services, project management, and 24/7/365 Network Operations Center support. Source 1 Solutions is identified as the sole source vendor capable of delivering all services in a turnkey manner with a single point of accountability. The County emphasizes that alternative vendors either subcontract critical portions of work or cannot independently fulfill the complete scope, creating coordination challenges, schedule delays, and operational risks that make competitive sealed bidding impractical and not financially or operationally advantageous.

The total contract award is $47,730.55 for this one-time project. Source 1 Solutions distinguishes itself by not subcontracting installation or support services, offering free site surveys, providing bundled pricing that reduces costs, delivering integration programming for eFemto devices on the Verizon network, and providing consolidated project delivery. The procurement is being made under Section 3-207 of the County's Procurement Policy, which permits sole source awards when justified by operational necessity. The County reserves the right to extend the time period, adjust the scope of services in response to changing conditions, and increase the award accordingly. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, contractors interested in challenging the intended award must submit clear and convincing information by the specified close date through the EUNA Procurement submission section.