EXP2555TORSH_FINAL.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

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 (NSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

93151517: License or registration fee

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Five Years

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

FDOH, Division of Children’s Medical Services (CMS), Bureau of Early Steps and Newborn Screening

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):

FDOH, Division of CMS, Bureau of Early Steps and Newborn Screening has the need to purchase a high-level professional learning platform for the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) implementation sites for educator development and coaching. This platform is currently being used and allows local Early Steps providers, who are participating in the SSIP project, the ability to

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health (FDOH)

TITLE: Torsh HIPAA Secure, Inc. License Short description of the commodity or services desired: Talent HS Online Professional Learning Platform.

CONTACT

Name: Chris Lowery Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee Fl 32399 Telephone: 850-245-4530 Email:Christina.Lowery@flhealth.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: EXP2555

Date posted: 5/8/2024 at 4 p.m. Last day for receipt of information: 5/29/2024 at 4 p.m.

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upload videos of themselves engaging in Embedded Practices for Intervention with Caregivers (EPIC) strategies with the children and families they serve through their local Early Steps program.

This purchase will include 3,350 user licenses, including training, each year and will allow users to utilize the licensed platform at the SSIP implementation sites across Florida. The Early Steps Program is governed under Chapter 391, Part III, Florida Statutes and the U.S. Department of Education, requires all state early intervention programs to develop and implement an SSIP.

In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the FDOH is requesting authorization to purchase, as a single source, professional learning platform from Torsh, HIPAA Secure, Inc.

Intended Single Source:

Torsh, HIPPA Secure, Inc.

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$1,112,613.65

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

• Torsh, HIPPA Secure, Inc. is the only vendor that can provide the proprietary software licenses for the Talent HS Online Professional Learning Platform.

• The Department is currently using the Talent HS Online Professional Learning Platform for the SSIP project which contains secure data, and the services are needed to maintain the continuity of integrated system.

Note: The vendor provided a five-year quote with a volume and multi-year discount. The vendor has been informed that the Department will only purchase the platform on an annual basis and future purchases are dependent on the availability of funding and procurement approval.

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

Allegra Small, Purchasing Director

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.