2-Verizon SS-25-110.docx

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

Single Source Advertisement Sole Source Verification for: Verizon Connect Advertisement Number: SS-25-110

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: May 29, 2025 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: June 19, 2025 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

25173107 Vehicular global positional system GPS

Re: Single Source provider for proprietary vehicle tracking software system by Verizon

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)(c), 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 purchase a proprietary vehicle tracking software system by Verizon Connect for FY 2025-2026.

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $3,900.00 Intended source:

Verizon Connect Fleet USA LLC 5055 North Point Pkwy Alpharetta, GA 30022

Justification for single source acquisition:

Verizon Connect Fleet USA LLC (VCF), a Verizon company, hereby confirms that the Reveal GPS Vehicle Tracking System devices and services are provided by Verizon Connect and they will only work with Verizon Connect's proprietary Reveal Software Solution. The hardware is not compatible with any other Vehicle Location System.

Verizon Connect's Reveal GPS Vehicle Tracking System is a cloud-based platform that optimizes the way public sector entities and businesses manage their mobile assets and critical data. This solution meets your needs by providing maintenance tracking, safety alerts, fuel management options, driver behavior monitoring, GPS tracking, and video capture solutions. The modular design allows you to leverage one or all components within the platform for a complete fleet and workforce management solution. Verizon Connect provides actionable data to help you maximize vehicle uptime, improve driver behavior, save money on fuel and maintenance, more effectively route your teams, and efficiently get your mobile workers to where they need to be.

No other source exists for the proprietary Reveal Software Solution from Verizon Connect.

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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