2-JAMF SS-26-026.docx

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

Single Source Advertisement Sole Source Verification for: JAMF Software, LLC Advertisement Number: SS-26-026

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: August 22, 2025 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: September 15, 2025 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

Re: Single Source provider for JAMF security software for Apple devices

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 annual security software licenses for all campus Apple devices for FY 2025-2026.

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $8,000.00 Intended source:

JAMF Software, LLC 100 S. Washington Ave. #1100 Minneapolis, MN 55401

Justification for single source acquisition:

Jamf Pro was developed by Jamf specifically to meet the needs of system administrators and is the only mobile management software developed exclusively for the Apple platform. Jamf Pro allows administrators to provision the appropriate device to their users, manage the devices and apps for the devices, collect inventory information from the devices, empower their users with their own app store and ensure security of the devices. Jamf is the sole source of the proprietary software Jamf Pro. The software and services contain proprietary and copyright-protected material, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights that are exclusively owned by Jamf or its licensors. As developer of the Software, Jamf is the only party that may provide technical support, patches, updates and new releases for the software and services.

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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