2024-ISS-283__SS_280_Att_A.pdf

This document is a Sole Source Request Form and Exemption Revision Form from Sarasota County, Florida, involving ISCO Industries for the procurement of Snap-Tite culvert liner systems. The county is renewing a sole source contract for the existing linear system used throughout Sarasota County's culvert infrastructure, with an estimated expenditure of $50,000 for the fiscal year. The contract is valid from 10/7/2017 to 10/6/2018, with ISCO Industries being the sole manufacturer and provider of the patented Snap-Tite Culvert Liner System in the state of Florida.

The procurement is justified by ISCO Industries being the exclusive source for this specific culvert liner material, with previous attempts to find alternative vendors returning no responses. The county notes that staff is fully trained on this system, and changing to another system would require complex re-engineering. The culvert liners meet ASTM Standard D 3212 and are available in various lengths with male/female ends. The sole source procurement is for the Public Works Department's Stormwater Division, and the contract includes provisions for continued use of the existing infrastructure with no changes to the estimated expenditure.