2-Crisis Prevention Institute SS-23-046.docx

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-23-046

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: 08/22/2022– 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: 09/13/2022 – 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 the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) to provide proprietary Crisis Prevention Institute training for staff members to maintain certification as well as train new staff members on nonviolent crisis prevention methods. The training programs and materials to supplement the training are ongoing throughout FY 22-23.

Expenditure not to exceed: $34,999.00 Intended source:

Crisis Prevention Institute 10850 W. Park Place, Suite 600 Milwaukee, WI 53224 877-877-5409

Justification for single source acquisition:

Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. is the sole provider and owner of copyrighted materials associated with their training programs, electronic presentations, manuals and workbooks, and other proprietary materials, all as described in the attached Single Source document and product list.

Approved by: Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing

Primary Contact: Please submit all questions by e-mail to: Denny MacRae, Contract Administrator macraed@fsdbk12.org or 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.

Questions submitted to FSDB shall not constitute formal protest. Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in §120.57(3), FS.

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