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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: Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc.

Advertisement Number: SS-26-122

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: March 31, 2026 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: April 21, 2026 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

Re: Single Source provider for proprietary Crisis Prevention Institute Intervention Training Services and 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), 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:

It is necessary for Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) to provide crisis intervention training for all FSDB staff members per FSDB policy. Those training the staff must maintain certification on nonviolent crisis prevention methods. The certification, training programs, and materials to accompany the training will be ongoing throughout FY 26-27.

Intended source: Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $34,999.00 Crisis Prevention Institute 10850 W. Park Place, Suite 250 Milwaukee, WI 53224

Justification for single source acquisition:

The Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. (CPI), is the worldwide leader in evidence-based de-escalation and crisis prevention training. CPI has extensive experience working in the sectors of education, health care, human services, and retail. CPI has developed unique training programs in these sections addressing:

· Verbal Intervention™

· Nonviolent Crisis Intervention®

· NCI™ With Advanced Physical Skills

· Dementia Capable Care

· Prevention First™ Online Training

· Classroom Culture

· Reframing Behavior

· De-Escalation Basics

· Specialty topics: Mental Health, Trauma, and Autism Spectrum Disorder In each of these training programs, CPI uses unique training materials and methods for which it has obtained copyright and/or trademark protection. Based on our experience and our intellectual property rights in our training materials and methods, we do not believe our training and services are subject to meaningful competitive bidding.

Per FSDB policy, the only approved vendor for providing this training is the Crisis Prevention Institute and its proprietary training program and materials.

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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