FDLE-SS-2650.pdf
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- Pen-Link
- Solicitation number
- SS-15811
- Issued by
- Leon County, Florida
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This is a Description of Intended Single Source Purchase (Form PUR 7776) issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for a one-year software license and maintenance agreement. The procurement covers Pen-Link content management software and related software maintenance and support services. The posting date was April 30, 2026, with a deadline for receipt of information from prospective vendors set for May 21, 2026. The FDLE's Investigations and Forensic Services division, specifically the Cyber Performance unit, is the requesting entity. The Pen-Link system is directly related to investigative tactics and is classified as confidential. The contact for this procurement is Carrie LaJeunesse at the FDLE's Central Purchasing office, located at 2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, and can be reached at (850) 410-7300 or CentralPurchasing@fdle.state.fl.us.
The estimated dollar amount for this single source procurement is $350,000.00. The intended single source vendor is Pen-Link, Ltd., located at 3400 Plantation Drive, Suite 200, Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. The justification for the single source acquisition is that the Pen-Link system was developed exclusively by and is completely proprietary to Pen-Link, Ltd., with no other vendor capable of selling, supporting, or providing training for the software and system. The procurement was approved by Julia Lycett, Chief of General Services, and Mike Duffey, Special Agent in Charge. This advertisement is statutorily mandated and serves as formal notice of the FDLE's intended single source procurement decision pursuant to Florida Statutes Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3) and Florida Administrative Code Rule 60A-1.045.
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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)
AGENCY: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
TITLE: Pen-Link (Confidential) Short description of the commodity or service desired: Software Licenses (Confidential)
CONTACT
Name: Carrie LaJeunesse Address: 2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308 Telephone: (850) 410-7300 Email: CentralPurchasing@fdle.state.fl.us
Internal tracking number, if any: FDLE-SS-2650
Date posted: 4/30/26 Last day for receipt of information: 5/21/26
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):
43232200: Content Management Software 81112200: Software maintenance and support
Quantity or Term (as appropriate):
1 Year
Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):
FDLE/Investigations and Forensic Services/Cyber
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):
FDLE’s mission is to promote public safety and strengthen domestic security by providing services in partnership with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies to prevent, investigate, and solve crimes while protecting Florida’s citizens pursuant to Chapter 943, FS, and Chapter 11, FAC.
Pen-Link equipment and software is related to FDLE investigative tactics and is confidential.
Intended Single Source:
PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.
Pen-Link, Ltd.
3400 Plantation Dr, STE 200 Lincoln, NE 68516
Estimated Dollar Amount:
$350,000.00
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):
Pen-Link System was developed, produced exclusively and is completely proprietary to Pen- Link, Ltd. No other vendor can sell, support, or provide training for the Pen-Link software/system.
Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):
Julia Lycett, Chief of General Services Mike Duffey, Special Agent in Charge
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.
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