FDC SS-25-008 PUR 7776.doc

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

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 Date posted: August 15, 2024 Last day for receipt of information: September 5, 2024 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 (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

43233508: Mobile operator specific application software

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three (3) Year Term (36 months).

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

Kimberly Howell, Correctional Programs Consultant Office of Community Corrections

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 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

Estimated Dollar Amount:

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

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, 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, Deptuy Director of Contracting & Sourcing, Bureau of Procurment J. Olyn Long, Procurement Director, Bureau of Procurement

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.

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022)

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