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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: n2y Advertisement Number: SS-24-016

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: July 13, 2023 – 5:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: August 3, 2023 – 5:00 PM

Commodities:

Re: Single Source provider for n2y electronic licenses

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 user licenses for n2y products: L3 Skills, Unique Learning System, and News2you proprietary products for FY 2022-2023.

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $11,700.00 Intended source:

n2y, LLC P.O. Box 550 Huron, OH 44839

Justification for single source acquisition:

n2y is the Sole Source publisher and copyright holder of the L3 Skills® online skills practice resource set. L3 Skills® provides academic and transition skills-based practice that allows individuals with special needs to master important educational concepts and lifelong learning through a variety of interactive games. n2y is the Sole Source publisher and copyright holder of the Unique Learning System® online curriculum product. All of the material is age-respectful and developed from the ground up specifically for individuals with special needs. n2y® is the Sole Source publisher and copyright holder of the News-2-You® current events newspaper. Published weekly, News-2-You serves a wider range of reading comprehension skills combining published and interactive standards- based content in a way that is directly applicable in the classroom.

No other source exists for n2y products which include L3 Skills, Unique Learning System, and New2you applications.

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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