2-Cengage SS-26-028.docx

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

Single Source Advertisement Sole Source Verification for: Cengage Learning, Inc.

Advertisement Number: SS-26-028

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: August 29, 2025 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: September 22, 2025 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

Re: Single Source provider for Visible Body Courseware

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 Visible Body Courseware proprietary software from Cengage Learning for regular and AP biology curriculum courses for FY 2025-2026

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $3200 Intended source:

Cengage Learning, Inc., dba Visible Body 10650 Toebben Dr. Suite A Independence, KY 41051

Justification for single source acquisition:

Visible Body Courseware is provided by Visible Body, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. The product is a sole source product because Visible Body manufactures, publishes, and sells the product in its capacity as the owner of all rights, title, and interest in and to the product, including all intellectual property rights, therein. There is no adequate substitute for the product available for purchase nor from any other source except Cengage Learning, Inc.

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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