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Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

Single Source Advertisement Sole Source Verification for: American Reading Company Advertisement Number: SS-24-050

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: September 12, 2023 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: October 3, 2023– 4:00 PM

Commodities:

86101710 Teacher Training Services

Re: Single Source provider for professional development training for Independent Reading Level Assessment (IRLA) from American Reading Company

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR BIDS. IT IS A "NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION TO ENTER INTO A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT" WHICH IS POSTED PURSUANT TO §287.057(3), F.S. §120.57(3), F.S., AND RULE 60A-1.045, F.A.C. BE SURE TO READ THE ENTIRE ADVERTISEMENT BEFORE CONTACTING THE AGENCY WITH BID RELATED QUESTIONS.

Performance and/or Design Requirements:

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is seeking to obtain professional development training on the IRLA proprietary program from American Reading Company for FY 2023-2024.

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $3,800.00. Intended source:

American Reading Company 480 Norristown Road Blue Bell, PA 19422

Justification for single source acquisition:

American Reading Company® is the sole source provider of its 100 Book Challenge®; IRLA® Independent Reading Level Assessment® and elRLA® (the electronic version of IRLA); ENIL ® Estructura para la Evaluaci6n def nive/ independiente de /ectura and eENIL ® (the electronic version of the ENIL); Arc's Core Curriculum, ARC Core® , including each of its individual units, ARC Literacy Labs® ; Research Labs® in Informational, Narrative/Genre, and Argument; and Kindergarten units Zoology, Ecology, and Entomology; CCSS Integrated Literacy Block; Program Materials; IRLA/ENIL Leveled Libraries; Hook Books; Best Books for boys and girls; Prek materials: Summer Semester® Program Materials; Allington & McGill-Franzen Summer Reading Take-Home Kits, ARC Take Home Kits, Professional Development training sessions; School Pace® /elRLA® student progress tracking software; elibraries ; Research Collections for the NYSELA Core Curriculum; Foundational Skills Toolkit® and IRLA Toolkits; ENIL Foundational Skills Toolkits (Herramientas para desarrollo de Destrezas fundamentales); and IRLA and ENIL Starter Kits.

American Reading Company’s products are developed in collaboration with district leaders of curriculum and instruction. Use of copyrighted materials are negotiated and secured by American Reading Company on behalf of the district with the publishers, authors, and all other content owners.

All the above items can only be purchased through and with the permission of American Reading Company. Program materials are copyrighted by American Reading Company and may not be duplicated without prior written consent of American Reading Company.

Approved by: Kim Whitwam

Primary Contact: Please submit all questions by e-mail to: Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, whitwamk@fsdk12.org.

This is the statutorily mandated fifteen business day advertisement of an intended single source procurement. The Agency believes this is a single source procurement; however, vendors that feel they can fulfill this procurement should provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described within the fifteen business day advertising period by contacting the listed Primary Contact. A determination by the Agency not to complete this procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in §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.

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