2-HMH Education SS-26-126.docx
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- Solicitation number
- SS-15581
- Issued by
- St. Johns County, Florida
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This is a Single Source Advertisement (PUR 7776) issued by the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) for the procurement of educational curriculum materials and software. The agency seeks Florida language arts curriculum materials for grades 3-12 published by HMH Education for fiscal years 2026 through 2031. The procurement covers three commodity categories: educational or reference software, reading books and resources, and educational or vocational textbooks. The advertisement began on April 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM and runs through April 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM, providing a fifteen business day notice period as statutorily required. This is a notice of intended decision to enter into a single source contract posted pursuant to Florida Statutes 287.057(3) and 120.57(3), and Florida Administrative Code Rule 60A-1.045. Vendors who believe they can fulfill this procurement are permitted to submit information regarding their capability during the fifteen business day advertising period to the primary contact, Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, at whitwamk@fsdbk12.org. The agency retains sole discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH Education), located at 14046 Collection Center Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60693, is designated as the intended single source provider. The justification for single source acquisition is that HMH Education holds exclusive rights to the Read 180 Dedicated Print and Digital complete program materials, including software licenses, classroom materials, and professional services. The estimated dollar amount not-to-exceed is $52,000.00. HMH Education confirms that school, district, and state customers in the United States will receive the catalog wholesale school price effective at the time of purchase. The procurement specifies that while HMH Education may authorize distributors or resellers, no such intermediary is authorized to sell the full range of products covered by this procurement, and HMH Education remains the sole source for complimentary products and in-service training or other services where specifically agreed with the district or state.
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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: HMH Education Advertisement Number: SS-26-126
Advertisement Begin Date/Time: April 3, 2026 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: April 24, 2026 – 4:00 PM
Commodities:
| 43232500 | Educational or reference software |
| 60102300 | Reading books and resources |
| 55101509 | Educational or vocational textbooks |
Re: Single Source provider for HMH Education proprietary materials & software
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 the Florida language arts curriculum materials for grades 3-12 published by HMH Education for FY 2026-2031.
Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $52,000.00
Intended source: HMH Education Company 14046 Collection Center Drive Chicago, IL 60693
Justification for single source acquisition:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH Education) is the sole source for the Read 180 Dedicated Print and Digital complete program materials to include software licenses, classroom materials and professional services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company authorizes or uses a distributor or reseller to sell some of all of the products covered by this procurement, no distributor or reseller is authorized to sell the full range of products available from or offered by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company for the procurement. In addition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company is the only source for complimentary products and/or in-service training or other services where specifically agreed with the district or the state. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company confirms that school, district, and state customers in the United States that purchase our products will receive the catalog wholesale school price that is effective at the time of purchase.
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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