EXP2642 PUR7776.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):

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 has a need to purchase 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.

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health (DOH)

TITLE: Newborn Screening Web Portal System Short description of the commodity or services desired: Newborn Screening Web Portal System Helpdesk and Technical Support 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: EXP2642

Date posted: 6/11/2025 at 11:00 am Last day for receipt of information: 7/2/2025 at 11:00 am

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

In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the Florida Department of Health, BPHL, requests authorization to purchase, as a single source, additional technical support and helpdesk services from AAJ Computer Services, Inc.

Intended Single Source:

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

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$237,700.00

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 Newborn Screening Web Ordering System was jointly designed by the Department and AAJ Computer Services, Inc. dba OZ (AAJ), and built and deployed in Azure by AAJ.

• 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):

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.