Colt's Rifle Armorer Training PUR7776 Final.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Corrections (FDC)

TITLE: Colt Certified Armorer Training Short description of the commodity or service desired: The FDC is seeking armorer training services for Colt weapons to qualify correctional officers as certified Colt Armorers.

CONTACT

Name: Charlotte Shorter-Rumlin Address: 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500 Telephone: (850) 717-3700 Email: Purchasing@fdc.myflorida.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FDC SS-25-003

Date posted: August 9, 2024 Last day for receipt of information: August 30, 2024

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and will remain posted for a period of at least 15 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

86132101: Training facilitation service

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three (3) Year Term (36 months)

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Bureau Professional Development & Training Martha Evans, Operations Review Specialist

Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc., as appropriate):

The Department requires for in-person, hands-on Rifle Armorer Training Services for the Colt AR-15 for correctional officers throughout the State of Florida. Colt's Certified Armorer Training equips correctional officers with the skills to disassemble, reassemble, identify mechanical deficiencies, and take corrective actions for the Colt AR-15 rifle. The training is a

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three (3) day course without shooting exercises, held annually, with one (1) class in each of the Department's four (4) regions.

Intended Single Source:

Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC.

P.O. Box 1868 Hartford, CT 06144

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$50,000.00 annually for a three (3) year term

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC is the only vendor authorized to provide the necessary armorer training to certify correctional officers as Colt Armorers. Each correctional institution must have a certified Colt Armorer to repair and maintain Colt weapons. The Colt Certified Armorer Training is the only program that fulfills the Department's requirements because Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC will only honor firearms under the warranty program if they are maintained by a certified Colt Armorer.

It has been determined that Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC is the only vendor that can meet the Department's needs at this time.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Charlotte Shorter-Rumlin, Purchasing Manager, Bureau of Procurement Alyssa Dillon, Strategic Sourcing Administrator, Bureau of Procurement Martha Evans, Operations Review Specialist, Bureau of Professional Development & Training John DeBell, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Professional Development & Training Eunice Arnold, Deputy Director of Contracting and Sourcing J. Olyn Long, Purchasing Director, Office of Financial Management

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 Rule 60A- 1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.