2-Apple SS-27-020.docx

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

Single Source Advertisement Sole Source Verification for: Apple, Inc.

Advertisement Number: SS-27-020

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: July 7, 2026 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: July 28, 2026 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

Re: Single Source provider for Apple products

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 in need of Apple Products and proprietary software for FY 2026-2027

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $135,000.00 Intended source:

Apple, Inc.

12545 Riata Vista Circle, MS-183-ED Austin, TX 78727

Justification for single source acquisition:

Apple, Inc., is the sole source provider of Apple Products for private and public K-12 education institutions in the United States.

“Apple Products” refers to Services, CTO Products, hardware and software products manufactured, distributed or licensed under and Apple-owned or licensed brand name that an Apple customer has paid to acquire or has properly licensed from Apple for its own use. “Services” means collectively, the standard, price-listed services, support, and/or training products sold under the Apple brand name. “CTO Products” means Products that Apple modifies from its standard configurations and that are available to an Apple customer only by special order.

The only source of Apple Products for private or public K-12 education institutions is Apple. Apple will continue to have a direct sales and purchasing relationship with K-12 education institutions and will continue to be the sole source for all of the Apple Products sold to K-12 education institutions.

Approved by: Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing

Primary Contact: Please submit all questions by e-mail to: 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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