Montgomery_Technology_Systems_LLC_MTS_-_Justification.pdf

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UNTY BREVARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FORMPurchasing Services

PLEASE FORWARD ALL REQUESTS TO: SingleSource@brevardfl.gov

Sole Source: The ONLY known supplier for unique products and services where no other options are available.

Single Source: Though there may be alternate sources for the product or service requested, circumstances dictate the use of the proposed vendor. (i.e., availability, timeliness, location, etc.)

PART I - Gerenn- Reouesron lrrorurnnon

Date Submitted: 0310612026 Requesting Department Pu blic Works/Facilities

Requisition #:_ One-time Purchase fl Amount of Purchase:

Contact Person/Phone #: Jeanette ScotU321-350-8316

// Annual Purchase [l (One time) ll $1.000.000.00 (Estimated annual amount)

PART ll - RecouruENDED Veroon lwroRumoH

Vendor/Contractor Name: Montqomerv Technoloqv Svstems, LLC (MTS)

Vendor/Contractor Contact Name; Nathan Skipper

Vendor/Contractor Phone: (800) 392-8292

Vendor/Contractor Email: nathan@montqomeMechnoloqy.com

PART III - SINGLE/SoIe SouncE VALIDATIoN

1. Provide a detailed of service/commodi to be the vendor,

2. State why the recommended vendor is the only one capable of providing the required supplies and/or commodities. Include any back-up information or documentation that supports your recommendation. (Acceptable responses to this question will include strong pragmatic/technological information that supports the claim that there is only one vendor that can provide fhe services and/or commodities). Attach vendor letter and additional sheet if necessary.

MTS is the only certified MTI integrator in Florida.

3. List any other sources that have been contacted and explain in detail why they cannot fulfill the County's requirements. (Responses fo this section should include information peftaining to any research that was conducted to establish that the vendor is a so/e source.

Responses should include information pertaining fo dlscusslons with other potential suppliers, and why they were no longer being considered by the County).

For Cell Door, Cell Door Frames and Locking Systems, MTS was the awarded contractor for Bid 8-6-22-70. They are the most familiar with the existing electronic door controls at the County Jail. For additional work associated with the MTI system, cell door, cell door frames, and locking systems, it is more cost effective to use the only certified MTI integrator in Florida.

Montgomery Technology Systems, LLC (MTS) will provide services for the Detention Door Control System (MTl system)and for Cell Door, Cell Door Frames and Locking Systems the County Jail and courthouses. MTI only provides their products through certified integrators are trained and have a record of quality service and support.

Check all entries below that apply to the proposed purchase which exempt formal competition. (More than one entry will apply to most sole source products/services requested).

1. SOLE SOURCE REQUEST IS FOR THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER OR PROVIDER.

THERE ARE NO REGIONAL DISTRIBUTORS. (Attach the manufacturer's written communication that no regional distributors exist. ltem no. 4 must also be completed.)

2. SOLE SOURCE REQUEST IS FOR THE ONLY STATE OF FLORIDA DISTRIBUTOR OF

THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER OR PROVIDER. (As a separate document, include the manufacturer's - not the distributor's - written certification that identifies all regional distributors.

Item no. 4 must also be completed.)

3. THE PARTS/EQUIPMENT ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH SIMILAR PARTS OF

ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. PARTS ARE "DIRECT REPLACEMENTS'

PARTS/COMPONENTS FOR EXISTING EQUIPMENT.

4. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN ITEM OR SERVICE THAT WILL MEET THE SPECIALIZED

NEEDS OF THIS DEPARTMENT OR PERFORM THE INTENDED FUNCTION.

5. THE PARTS/EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FROM THIS SOURCE ARE TO PERMIT

STANDARDIZATION. (Attach separate memorandum describing the basis for standardization request.)

6. NONE OF THE ABOVE APPLIES. A DETAILED EXPLANATION AND JUSTIFICATION FOR

THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUEST IS CONTAINED IN AN ATTACHED MEMORANDUM.

PART lV - CERnFrcATroN AND Appnovar-s

I have reviewed the following Single/Sole Source justification and concur with the request, fully understanding the implications of Section 838.22, Florida Statutes:

(2) "lt is unlawful for a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement to knowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person or to cause unlawful harm to another by circumventing a competitive solicitation process required by law or rule through the use of a sole-source contract for commodities or services."

(3) "lt is unlawful for any person to knowingly agree, conspire, combine, or confederate, directly or indirectly, with a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement to violate subsection (1) or subsection (2)."

(5) "Any person who violates this section commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided i n sections. 7 7 5.082, 775. 083, and 7 7 5.084, Florida Statutes."

Each undersigned individual hereby attests that he/she took part in the non-competitive procurement identified above, and has reviewed Chapter 838, Florida Statutes, as it relates to sole source contracts, and that he/she is independent of, and has no conflict of interest in, the entity evaluated and selected.

Requisitioner Signature: Scott, Jeanette Digitally signed by Scott, Jeanette Date: 2026.03.06 1 0:21 : 1 8 -05'00' Date:

Requesting DepartmentDirectorSignature: Bernath, Marc Bi1[i']ri!'.13''oou'.?",1i","i'f':i?,' oate.

Purchasing Manager's approval Date

Assistant County Manager/County Manager $1 00K-$200K// BoCC $200K<):

Approval $50K-$1 00l(/County

Sole Source Approval lD #

Jim Li felt County Manager Date ilAR 17 202[

4960401

03/25/2026