1-SS Letter.pdf

This is a Sole Source Certification letter from Clearview Land Design, P.L. regarding the ClearCast Flood Forecasting System for Hillsborough County, Florida. The letter certifies that ClearCast is a proprietary system exclusively owned and provided by Clearview Land Design, P.L., with all associated configuration, integration, hosting, support, and operational services available only through this vendor. The ClearCast system is a compound flood forecasting, impact analysis, and mapping platform designed to enhance the County's ability to manage flood risk by integrating real-time forecasted rainfall, tides, and storm surge data into simulations that determine flood inundation and infrastructure risk. The system leverages the County Watershed Management Master Plan models, data from NOAA, and gauge data from the U.S. Geological Survey and Southwest Florida Water Management District to produce outputs including predicted water level time series, flood inundation maps, economic impact analyses estimating structural damage and contents loss, and roadway-specific metrics delivered through a GIS-integrated web dashboard. The contract term is from the Notice to Proceed through September 30, 2029, with the County reserving the right to extend the time period and adjust the scope of services accordingly.

The sole source procurement award to Clearview Land Design, P.L. is in the amount of $830,609.34, made in accordance with Section 3-205(2)(a) of the County's Procurement Policy because Clearview is the only vendor providing the ClearCast system meeting the specified salient requirements. Contractors believing they can provide substantially and materially equivalent goods or services may submit clear and convincing information to challenge the intended award prior to the stated close date. The County reserves the right to increase the resulting award in response to changing conditions and updated requirements.