2-Cochlear SS-27-037.docx
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- Solicitation number
- SS-16603
- Issued by
- St. Johns County, Florida
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This is a Single Source Advertisement for a procurement by the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) for Cochlear Americas hearing aid parts and repair services. FSDB seeks parts and repair service for Cochlear branded hearing aid systems including Nucleus, Kanso, Hybrid, Baha, and Vistafix System Centers for fiscal year 2026-2027. The advertisement began on August 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM and closes on August 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM, providing a fifteen business day advertising period as required by Florida Statute. No competitive bidding process or formal request for proposals will be conducted. Vendors who believe they can fulfill this procurement are invited to submit information regarding their capability to supply the described commodities or services to the Primary Contact, Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, at whitwamk@fsdbk12.org during the advertising period.
The estimated not-to-exceed dollar amount for this single source procurement is $19,999.99. FSDB has identified Cochlear Americas, located at 10350 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree, Colorado 80124, as the intended sole source provider. The justification for the single source acquisition is that Cochlear products are sold exclusively by Cochlear, and no other source exists for parts and repair service for Cochlear branded hearing aid equipment and accessories. The procurement is classified under commodity codes 45111701 (Assistive Listening Devices) and 42211705 (Hearing Aids). The agency reserves the right to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received during the advertising period; however, any such determination rests solely within the agency's discretion.
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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: Cochlear Americas Hearing Aid Parts and Repair Advertisement Number: SS-27-037
Advertisement Begin Date/Time: August 4, 2026 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: August 25, 2026 – 7:00 PM
Commodities:
45111701 – Assistive Listening Devices 42211705 – Hearing Aids
Re: Single Source provider for Cochlear Americas hearing aid parts and repair
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 Cochlear registered trademark brands Nucleus, Kanso, Hybrid, Baha, and Vistafix System Centers hearing aid parts and repair service for FY 2026-2027.
Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $19,999.99 Intended source:
Cochlear Americas 10350 Park Meadows Dr.
Lone Tree, CO 80124
Justification for single source acquisition:
Cochlear products are sold only by Cochlear. Cochlear is the sole source for its Cochlear Nucleus, Kanso, Hybrid, Baha, and Vistafix registered trademark systems, parts, accessories, and services for its institutional customers of which FSDB is one.
No other source exists for the parts and repair service for Cochlear branded hearing aid equipment and accessories.
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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