FWC SS 22.23-15 NASBLA PUR7776.pdf

PUR 7776 (01/16) Page 1 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

TITLE: Boat Operations Training Services Short description of the commodity or service desired: Law Enforcement Training Services

CONTACT

Name: Ashley Strickland Address: 1875 Orange Ave East Tallahassee, Florida 32311 Telephone: (850) 617-9648 Email: Ashley.Strickland@MyFWC.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FWC SS 22/23-15

Date posted: 03/17/2023 Last day for receipt of information: 04/07/2023

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, and will remain posted for a period of at least 7 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

86101714: Law Enforcement Vocational Training Services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

7/2/2023 thru 7/1/2026

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

Maj. William Holcomb, Division of Law Enforcement, Operational Support

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):

Boat operations and Training Courses to include but are not limited to; Basic Crew Member, Boat Operator for Search and Rescue (BOSAR), Tactical Operator, Pursuit and Stop, and Small Vessel Rad-Nue Detection. In accordance with 60A-1.045 FAC, the Division of Law Enforcement requests authority to purchase from National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) as a sole source.

Intended Single Source:

National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$300,000.00

PUR 7776 (01/16) Page 2 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

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):

NASBLA nationally credentialed BOAT instructors are the only authorized providers of this training, and entry of graduates into the national database of trained and credentialed crew members or boat operators can only be achieved through a NASBLA coordinated and delivered course and upon receipt of a NASBLA issued Certificate of Completion.

The BOAT program courses are the only courses recognized by all 55 states and territories, and by the United States Coast Guard as meeting a National Standard of training, typing and credentialing. NASBLA nationally credentialed BOAT instructors are the only authorized providers of this training, and entry of graduates into the national database of trained and credentialed crew members or boat operators can ony be achieved through a NASBLA coordinated and delivered course and upon receipt of a NASBLA issued Certificate of Completion.

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

Major William Holcomb LTC. Alfredo Escanio Rachel Korade, Assistant Purchasing Director Renee Gregory, 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 Section 120.57(3), F.S.