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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: Brightly Software Advertisement Number: SS-26-166

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: May 26, 2026 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: June 16, 2026 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

43232701 Application server software

Re: Single Source provider for Dude Solutions proprietary software

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 purchasing the following proprietary software applications from Brightly Software for use at Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind for FY 2026-2027.

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $13,100.00

Intended source:

Brightly Software Inc.

4242 Six Forks Road, Suite 1400 Raleigh, NC 27609

Justification for single source acquisition:

Brightly Software, Inc., a Siemens Company and Delaware corporation, is a Software-as-a-Service provider headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Brightly offers subscription-based services to its proprietary applications and programming interfaces (including, without limitation, all related documentation, software libraries, software tools, published specifications and other materials) designed, developed, marketed and made available only by Brightly. Brightly sells the following products, which have unique, specific performance features and capabilities essential to Brightly’s proprietary enterprise asset management applications and interfaces:

Predictor Smart Assets UtilityDirect

Additionally, Brightly must certify the delivery and support of its products; only Brightly certified companies may provide these services at this time. Brightly research indicates that no other company builds products identical to the products stated above in North America. Our services meet the needs of our target markets, incorporate the latest design technology and remain truly unique in the North American market. Brightly’s services efficiently function and communicate with our other applications.

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 notice is neither a request for quote nor a solicitation of offers. 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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