EXP2639 PUR7776 FINAL.pdf

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 1 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

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):

80171907: Community Relations Consultation and Engagement

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

3 Year

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

DOH, Community Health and Performance Management, Office of Overdose Prevention

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 Florida DOH, Community Health and Performance Management, Office of Overdose Prevention has a need to purchase peer support and stabilization services for justice-involved individuals with substance or opioid use disorder (SUD/OUD) underneath the newly established Peer Recovery Pilot Program. The State’s interest in a public health response to the opioid

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health (DOH)

TITLE: Justice-Involved Peer Recovery Pilot Short description of the commodity or services desired: Continuation of justice-involved peer pilot to reduce recidivism among individuals with substance use disorder by providing support and stabilization services

CONTACT

Name: Yasemin Sulker Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32399 Telephone: 850-245-4931 Email: Yasemin.Sulker@flhealth.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: EXP2639

Date posted: 6/16/2025 at 2:00 PM Last day for receipt of information: 7/8/2025 at 2:00 PM mailto:Yasemin.Sulker@flhealth.gov

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

epidemic encompasses working with at-risk populations to prevent recidivism, future incarceration and connect them to appropriate resources throughout the County.

In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the Florida DOH, Community Health and Performance Management Office of Overdose Prevention requests authorization to purchase, as a single source, peer support services for justice-involved individuals with substance or opioid use disorder from Recovery Epicenter Foundation, Inc.

Intended Single Source:

Recovery Epicenter Foundation, Inc.

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$67,075.20

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):

• The Recovery Epicenter Foundation's Peer Led Respite Home provides no cost short term housing, food and treatment resources for those seeking recovery support services.

• The Recovery Epicenter Foundation is the only facility within Pinellas County that is staffed 24/7, 365 days a year, by Certified Recovery Peer Specialists and accepts those who do not meet the requirements for a medical detox and or do not have the means to enter a private facility.

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.