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

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION

TO ENTER INTO A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT

(PUR 7778)

This Notice of Intended Decision to Enter into a Single Source Contract is posted in accordance with Rule 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 287.057(3), Florida Statutes.

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

DMS Single Source number, if applicable: SS-

Date posted: 9/08/26 Time posted: 11:00 a.m.

Commodity or Contractual Service (commodity or United Nation 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

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

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

Performance and/or Design Requirements (intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, 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.

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

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)

Price:

$525,000

Justification for Single Source Purchase (what is necessary and unique about the commodity, contractual 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

Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to file a bond or other security within the time allowed for filing a bond, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Protests may be filed with the agency by:

Mail: General Counsel’s Office, Department of Juvenile Justice, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3100, within the time prescribed in section 120.57(3). F.S., and

Chapter 28-110, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). Notices delivered by hand and delivery service shall be to the Agency Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, Florida

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

Department of Juvenile Justice, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3100, with a copy to the Department’s Procurement Manager responsible for this single source, Attention: Adrian Nealy, Procurement Manager, 2737 Centerview Drive, Suite 1100, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Email: Adrian.Nealy@fldjj.gov

Fax: 850-414-1625