2-Heartland SS-23-035.docx

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

Single Source Advertisement Sole Source Verification for: Heartland School Solutions Advertisement Number: SS-23-035

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: July 20, 2022 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: August 10, 2022 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

Re: Single Source provider for MealViewer Digital Suite Subscription service

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:

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is in need of purchasing the subscription services of MealViewer Digital Suite from Heartland Payment Systems for use in managing the Food Service Department menu planning, recipe costing, inventory, and point of sale software to aid in compliance with the Federal school breakfast and lunch programs for FY 2022-2023.

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $4,000.00 Intended source:

Heartland School Solutions 765 Jefferson Rd. #400 Rochester, NY 14623

Justification for single source acquisition:

Heartland School Solutions (HSS) is the only supplier of the family of products for MealViewer Digital Suite software, support, updates and training, including but not limited to:

• Meal Orders Solution

• MealViewer Digital Suite

• MealViewer Digital Menu Boards

• Any and all Updates related to the MealViewer solution

• Any and all Training (including onsite and WebEx) for the MealViewer Product line

HSS is the sole supplier of maintenance and support for the items described above. We do not have any authorized resellers.

Approved by: Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing

Primary Contact: Please submit all questions by e-mail to: Dennis 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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