FDC SS-24-008 PUR 7778.doc

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION

TO ENTER INTO A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT

(PUR 7778)

This Notice of Intended Decision to Enter into a Single Source Contract is posted in accordance with Rule 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 287.057(3), Florida Statutes.

AGENCY: Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) TITLE: Lone Worker Application - Probation Officer Safety Solution Short description of the commodity or service desired: Probation Officer Safety Application

CONTACT

Name: J. Olyn Long Address: 501 S. Calhoun Street Telephone: (850) 717-3700 Email: Purchasing@fdc.myflorida.com Internal tracking number, if any: FDC SS-25-008 DMS Single Source number, if applicable:

Date posted: September 9, 2024 Time posted: 3:00 p.m. ET Commodity or Contractual Service (commodity or United Nation Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

43233508: Mobile operator specific application software Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Kimberly Howell, Correctional Programs Consultant

Office of Community Corrections

Performance and/or Design Requirements (intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, as appropriate):

The FDC requires a cloud-based app with the capability to track Probation Officer locations via GPS and notify the FDC of their locations, via flexible or timed check-ins. Additionally, the app must include additional features such as panic alarms, professional monitoring, and Geotab integration. The app will be utilized to ensure the safety of Officers while they are in the field.

Intended Single Source:

Ok Alone - A PEOPLESAFE Company

Suite 300-848 Courtney Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 1C4

Price:

$300,000 annually for a three (3) year term.

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

Ok Alone's Lone Worker Application is the only app on the market with an existing partnership and integration with Geotab, a location monitoring service that will monitor both the Officer's vehicle and the Officer.

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

Regina Morrison, Program Management Analyst, Bureau of Procurement

Kimberly Howell, Correctional Programs Consultant, Office of Community Corrections

Charlotte Shorter-Rumlin, Purchasing Manager, Bureau of Procurement

Alyssa Dillon, Strategic Sourcing Administrator, Bureau of Procurement

Shawn Satterfield, Director of Community Corrections, Office of Community Corrections

Eunice Arnold, Deputy Director of Contracting & Sourcing, Bureau of Procurment

J. Olyn Long, Procurement Director, Bureau of Procurement

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: 501 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32399 Email: Purchasing@fdc.myflorida.com Fax: (850) 488-7189

PUR 7778 (Revised 07/2022)

Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.