EXP-2473 PUR7778.pdf

PUR 7778 (Eff. 03/2016) Page 1 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION

TO ENTER INTO A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT

(PUR 7778)

This Notice of Intended Decision to Enter into a Single Source Contract is posted in accordance with section 287.057(3), Florida Statutes.

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health (FDOH), Broward County Health Department (CHD)

TITLE: First Call for Help of Broward, Inc. d/b/a 2-1-1 Broward Short description of the commodity or service desired: Resource, referral line and crisis support for callers to 2-1-1 in need of assistance for substance abuse services in Broward County.

CONTACT

Name: Bill Zimmerman Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: (850) 617-5894 Email: bill.zimmerman@flhealth.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: EXP-2473

Date Posted: 7/14/2022 @ 5:00 PM EST Date End Posting: 7/19/2022 @ 5:00 PM EST

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

93131503 – Human rights education of information dissemination services 86141500 – Educational guidance services

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

Broward CHD Community Health Program

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

The FDOH Broward CHD Community Health Program has the need to purchase information dissemination services in response to the Opioid Epidemic in Broward County. Through Title XXIX, Chapter 408,918(1), Florida Statutes, the Florida Legislature established the Florida 211 Network to serve as the single point of coordination for information and referral for health and human services.

In accordance with 60A 1.045 F.A.C. Florida Statues, the Broward CHD requests authorization to purchase, as single source, information dissemination services from First Call for Help Inc, dba 2- 1-1 Broward.

Intended Single Source: First Call for Help, d/b/a 2-1-1 Broward

Price: $262,452.32

PUR 7778 (Eff. 03/2016) Page 2 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Justification for Single Source Purchase (what is necessary and unique about the commodity, contractual service, or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

Per statute all entities participating must be accredited by the National Alliance of Information and Referral Services. Within the Florida 211 Network, First Call for Help, Inc. dba 2-1-1 Broward is the only fully accredited listed information and referral line entity in Broward County.

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

Samantha Washington, Chief, Bureau of General Services

Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in section 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.