EXP2560 FORTS Logistics.pdf

PUR 7778 (Revised 07/2022) Page 1 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION

TO ENTER INTO A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT

(PUR 7778)

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

42171500 Mobile medical services disaster management products 85161501 Medical capital equipment maintenance or repair 80131507 Warehouse leasing or rental service 76122405 Labor fee

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

DOH, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support, Bureau of Preparedness and Response

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 DOH, Bureau of Preparedness and Response has a need to purchase annual maintenance services to include warehouse storage and inspection and preventative maintenance, as well as inspections, repairs, and/or replacement of all components for the Department’s custom mobile medical facility in order to ensure the continued operability and functionality of the unit.

This mobile unit serves as a mobile hospital with isolation room and would be deployed in the event of a disaster or incident to provide medical surge or isolation needs.

In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045 Florida Administrative Code, the Florida Health Department, Bureau of Preparedness and Response is requesting authorization to purchase, as a sole source, annual maintenance services from FORTS Logistics LLC.

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health (DOH)

TITLE: FORTS Logistics Mobile Medical Facility Maintenance, Repairs, Storage, and Associated Services Short description of the commodity or services desired: Provision of maintenance, repairs, storage, and associated services to the Department’s Mobile Medical Facility.

CONTACT

Name: Voncelia Meeks Address:4052 Bald Cypress Way Telephone: Tallahassee, FL 32399 Email: Voncelia.Meeks@flhealth.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: EXP#2560

Date posted: May 01, 2024, at 3:30PM Last day for receipt of information: May 06, at 3:30PM mailto:Voncelia.Meeks@flhealth.gov

PUR 7778 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Intended Single Source:

FORTS Logistics® LLC

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$316,500.00

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

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

Allegra Small, Purchasing Director

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. Protests may be filed with the agency by:

Mail:

Agency Clerk Florida Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-02 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1703 Telephone No. (850) 245-4005

Physical Address for hand deliveries:

Agency Clerk Florida Department of Health 2585 Merchants Row Blvd.

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Email: This office DOES NOT accept electronically filed documents.

Fax: 850-413-8743

• The Department’s mobile medical unit included a manufacturer’s warranty with its purchase. The manufacturer’s warranty stipulates that FORTS Logistics® LLC is the only service provider that can perform maintenance services, repairs and/or replace any components on the mobile unit.

• Allowing any other vendor to perform these services will forfeit any warranty provided by the manufacturer. For this reason, these services can only be purchased from FORTS Logistics® LLC.