11111_PUR_7776_Final.pdf

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Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Department of Juvenile Justice

TITLE: Vocational Programming - Career and Technical Education (CTE) Services

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Florida Trade Academy (FTA) provides tailored instructional training with direct experience managing the full academic infrastructure required in a DJJ secondary education setting. These unique credentials set FTA apart as the only organization within the state offering services that cannot be quickly acquired by any new providers. FTA is authorized to certify students via nationally recognized bodies including

NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research), Society of Manufacturing

Engineers (SME), ServSafe, and the National Restaurant Association which are all aligned with

Florida's Master Credential List. FTA's dual identity as both a licensed school and a credentialing intermediary is a combination no other provider in Florida currently holds in relation to this scope of work.

CONTACT

Name: Adrian Nealy

Address: 2737 Centerview Drive, Suite 1100, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Telephone: (850) 717-2613

Email: Adrian.Nealy@fldjj.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: 11111

Date posted: 8/17/26 Last day for receipt of information: 9/8/26

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and will remain posted for a period of at least 15 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

86100000: Vocational training

86132000: Management education and training services

86101600: Scientific vocational training services

86101700: Non-scientific vocational training services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Florida Youth College (FYC) - Office of Post Secondary and Workforce Education

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Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc., as appropriate):

Intended use/service - Management of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs within

DJJ Secondary Education Facilities - Perkins V Grant Funding (Via Federal and State Funding.

FTA is authorized to certify students via nationally recognized bodies. It's dual identity as both a licensed school and a credentialing intermediary is a combination no other provider in Florida currently holds in relation to this scope of work.

Intended Single Source:

Livingstone Schools, Inc. d/b/a Florida Trade Academy (FTA)

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$525,000

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

As a widely recognized workforce intermediary and credentialing organization and as a Florida

Department of Eduation (FLDOE) recognized school operator in a DJJ secondary education setting, Florida Trade Academy (FTA) provides tailored instructional training with direct experience managing the full academic infrastructure required in a DJJ secondary education setting. These unique credentials set FTA apart as the only organization within the state offereing services that cannot be quickly acquired by any new providers. FTA is authorized to certify students via nationally recognized bodies including NCCER (National Center for

Construction Education and Research), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), ServSafe, and the National Restaurant Association which are all aligned with Florida's Master Credential

List. FTA's dual identity as both a licensed school and a credentialing intermediary is a combination no other provider in Florida currently holds in relation to this scope of work. As a

FLDOE recognized school operator, the FTA has direct experience in grant management and public funding oversight managing the full academic infrastructure required in a DJJ secondary education setting. Beyond the entity's school operations, FTA functions as a non-profit 501c3 workforce intermediary with established credentialing authority across high-demand sectors.

This dual identity as both a licensed school and a credentialing intermediary, is a combination that no other provider in Florida currently holds in relation to this scope of work. FTA's service model is uniquely and highly specialized and not replicable by any other providers in the state in alignment with the intent and criteria for single-source exemption.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Susan Bosse, Director of Postsecondary and Workforce Education

Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its

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intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in Rule 60A-

1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.