2-Oticon SS-26-101.docx
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- Solicitation number
- SS-15245
- Issued by
- St. Johns County, Florida
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This is a Notice of Intended Decision to Enter into a Single Source Contract issued by the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) for the procurement of Oticon hearing aids and related parts and accessories. The procurement is for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and includes various Oticon hearing aid models such as Oticon Own SI, Oticon Intent, Oticon Real, Oticon Play PX, Oticon Opn Play, Oticon Xceed, Oticon Zircon, Oticon Ruby, Oticon More, Oticon Opn S, Oticon CROS, and Oticon CORS PX, along with required accessories including Easy LE Adapter, Oticon EduMic, Oticon TV Adapter 3.0, Oticon ConnectClip, BTD 800a Dongle, AP1000 Adapter, and FM10 Adapter. The advertisement period runs from March 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM through March 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM, providing a fifteen business day notice period as statutorily mandated. No competitive bidding process is associated with this procurement, and no formal bidder conferences or site visits are referenced.
The estimated dollar amount for this single source procurement is not-to-exceed $12,000.00, with the intended source being Oticon located at 580 Howard Ave., Somerset, New Jersey 08873. The justification for single source acquisition is based on Oticon's status as the sole designer, manufacturer, and principal distributor of all Oticon-labeled hearing aids and accessories in the United States. Additionally, Oticon is identified as the sole source for technical service of the equipment, with warranty voidance occurring if servicing is performed by any facility other than Oticon or Oticon-designated facilities. Prospective vendors may submit information regarding their ability to supply the commodities during the advertising period to Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing at whitwamk@fsdbk12.org, though submission does not constitute a formal protest. The agency reserves the right to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received.
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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: Oticon Hearing Aids and Parts Advertisement Number: SS-26-101
Advertisement Begin Date/Time: March 2, 2026 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: March 23, 2026 – 4:00 PM Commodities:
45111701 – Assistive Listening Devices 42211705 – Hearing Aids
Re: Single Source provider for Oticon hearing aids and parts
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 Oticon brand hearing aids and parts for FY 2025-2026
Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $12,000.00 Intended source: Oticon 580 Howard Ave.
Somerset, NJ 08873
Justification for single source acquisition:
Oticon, Inc., together with its affiliated parent entities and subsidiaries (collectively, “Oticon”), is the sole designer and manufacturer of all Oticon-labeled hearing aids, including Oticon Own SI™, Oticon Intent™, Oticon Real™, Oticon Own™, Oticon Play PX, Oticon Opn Play™, Oticon Xceed, Oticon Xceed Play, Oticon Zircon, Oticon Ruby, Oticon More™, Oticon Opn S™, Oticon CROS, and Oticon CORS PX. Oticon is also the principal distributor of such products in the United States.
Oticon is also the sole manufacturer and principal US distributor that provides the required accessories, such as Easy LE Adapter, Oticon EduMic, Oticon TV Adapter 3.0, Oticon ConnectClip, BTD 800a Dongle, AP1000 Adapter, and the FM10 Adapter.
Oticon, Inc. is also the sole source I the United States for technical service of the above-mentioned equipment. If the equipment is serviced by a facility other than Oticon (or any facility designated by Oticon), all existing warranty on the product becomes void.
No other source exists for the hearing aid equipment and accessories made by and distributed by Oticon.
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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