EXP2444_PUR7776_Final.pdf

PUR 7776 (Eff. 03/2016) Page 1 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Department of Health

TITLE: AAJ - Newborn Screening Web Portal System Helpdesk and Technical Support Services

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Helpdesk, maintenance, performance monitoring, and technical support services for the custom designed and developed Newborn Screening Web Ordering system, including Azure infrastructure support.

CONTACT

Name: Niki Branch Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Telephone: (850) 558-9698 Email: Niki.Branch@flhealth.gov Internal tracking number, if any: EXP2444

Date posted: 3/28/22 at 3:30 p.m. Last day for receipt of information: 4/18/22 at 3:30 p.m.

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 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):

81111811 Technical support or help desk services 81111504 Application programming services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

3 years

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

Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL)

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 of Health's BPHL requires helpdesk, maintenance, performance monitoring, and technical support services for the custom designed and developed Newborn Screening Web Ordering system, including Azure infrastructure support where the application is hosted. Any application functionality or performance found to deviate from the approved design (considered a deficiency) will be fixed, tested, approved, and redeployed. Minor enhancements will be made as required and must be consistent with the current application architecture. System rollout to birthing center customers is in progress and these services are critical to successful implementation and continued improvement of the application. In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the Florida Department of Health, BPHL, requests authorization to purchase, as a single source, technical support and helpdesk services from AAJ Computer Services, Inc.

PUR 7776 (Eff. 03/2016) Page 2 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Intended Single Source:

AAJ Computer Services, Inc. d/b/a OZ

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$229,500

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):

• The Newborn Screening Web Ordering System was jointly designed by the Department of Health (DOH) and AAJ Computer Services, Inc. dba OZ (AAJ), and built and deployed in Azure by AAJ, in response to a Request for Quote (RFQ) from State Contract 973-561-10-1.

• AAJ currently supports the application in a DOH tenant in Azure and manages the Azure infrastructure. AAJ is the only company that has the specific knowledge of the system architecture, the application design specifications, and the in-depth subject matter knowledge necessary to provide a responsive helpdesk and technical support services, and is required to fix, test, and deploy any deficiency against the approved design documentation at no charge to DOH.

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

Samantha Washington, Chief of the Bureau of Support Services Niki Branch, Government Analyst II

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 s.120.57(3), FS.