2-AmeriPRESS SS-25-096.docx

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

Single Source Advertisement Sole Source Verification for: AmeriPRESS Advertisement Number: SS-25-096

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: May 16, 2025 – 1:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: June 9, 2025 – 1:00 PM

Commodities:

55101509 – Educational or vocational textbooks

Re: Single Source provider for proprietary educational materials

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)(c), 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 in need of purchasing proprietary Foundations for Literacy materials published exclusively by AmeriPRESS for FY 2025-2026

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $22,000.00 Intended source:

AmeriPRESS 200 N. Fairground St.

Marietta, GA 30060

Justification for single source acquisition:

Foundations for Literacy is a one-of-a-kind, evidence-based intervention designed specifically for preschool and kindergarten-aged children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Educators implement Foundations for Literacy an hour each day for the school year. Targeted learning objectives include vocabulary, narrative skills, alphabetic knowledge, phonological awareness, and reading decodable words and short connected text. Each lesson includes strategies for differentiating instruction using fun, multi-sensory, age-appropriate, integrated activities. A national study found strong evidence for its effectiveness with DHH children.

Fingerspelling Our Way to Reading is a one-of-a-kind, evidence-based intervention designed specifically for preschool and kindergarten-aged children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Educators implement Fingerspelling Our Way to Reading 30 minutes each day for the school year.

These kits are only available through AmeriPRESS. No other source exists for these materials.

Approved by: Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing

Primary Contact: Please submit all questions by e-mail to: (Name), Purchasing Analyst, (PA e-mail), or Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, whitwamk@fsdbk12.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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