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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: Heartland School Solutions Advertisement Number: SS-24-160

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: May 31, 2024 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: June 21, 2024 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

Re: Single Source provider for Heartland School Solutions proprietary software and licensing subscription

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 purchasing the subscription services for Mosaic Cloud and MealViewer Digital Suite from Heartland Payment Systems (HSS) 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 2024-2025.

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $4,100.00 Intended source:

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

Justification for single source acquisition:

Heartland School Solutions (HSS) is sole source supplier of the family of products for Mosaic software on premise, software as a service, maintenance, support, updates & training, including but not limited to the products listed below. HSS does not have authorized resellers.

· Mosaic Point of Sale

· Mosaic Cloud Menu Planning & Nutrient Analysis, Ordering & Inventory

· MealViewer Digital Suite software and Suite Mobile App

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 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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