2-Reading Horizons SS-26-145.docx

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

Single Source Advertisement Sole Source Verification for: HEC Software, Inc. dba Reading Horizons Advertisement Number: SS-26-145

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: May 6, 2026 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: May 28, 2026 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

Re: Single Source provider for Reading Horizons proprietary 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 purchasing proprietary software from Reading Horizons for FY 2026-2027.

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $6,000.00 Intended source:

HEC Software, Inc., dba, Reading Horizons 1194 Flint Meadows Dr.

Kaysville, UT 84037

Justification for single source acquisition:

HEC Software, Inc., dba Reading Horizons is the author, publisher, copyright holder, and the sole source form which the Reading Horizons suite of products, which includes Reading Horizons Discover and Elevate software may be shipped and licensed to end user sites.

No other source exists for Reading Horizons Discover and Elevate software.

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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