PUR 7776_ 2024-SS-04.pdf

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 Citrus

TITLE: Support New Citrus Varieties Research at A.H. Whitmore Foundation Farm Short description of the commodity or service desired: A private, not for profit organization which has the objective to manage research and care-taking to further support the development of citrus varieties and all activities at the A.H. Whitmore Foundation Farm. The farm is dedicated to citrus research and breeding improved new varieties and is in need of repairs and maintenance to service and protect existing and future research blocks.

CONTACT

Name: Sharon McLeod, Purchasing Manager Address: 605 E. Main St., Bartow, FL 33830 Telephone: 863-537-3964 Email: smcleod@citrus.myflorida.com

Internal tracking number, if any: 2024-SS-04

Date posted: 05/30/2023 Last day for receipt of information: 06/20/2023

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 (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):

93141905

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

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

Contract Manager, Dr. Rosa Walsh

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 primary charge of this organization is to accomplish the following:

a) Evaluate and determine the need for repairs, maintenance and necessary upgrades required at A.H. Whitmore Foundation Farm to service and protect existing research blocks and support the addition of new blocks in the future.

b) Continue on-going projects related to (a).

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c) Gain the necessary approvals and permits to complete those needs.

d) Contract with appropriate third-party vendors to complete the necessary work.

Intended Single Source:

Florida Citrus Research Foundation (FCRF)

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$360,000.00

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):

Due to the devastation the citrus industry has experienced over the past 10 years with the increased challenges from HLB (citrus greening), it is important to contract with an organization to support existing and future new citrus varieties research. The A.H. Whitmore Foundation Farm opened in 1959 and is dedicated to citrus research and breeding improved new varieties. The Farm is owned and partially managed by Florida Citrus Research Foundation (FCRF). The FCRF board operates the farm in support of USDA-ARS breeding research, the New Varieties Development and Management Corporation’s demonstration block, and seed production blocks that include both old and new rootstocks for evaluation. The Farm requires continued major upgrades, maintenance, and repairs to the well and irrigation system in order to continue to protect the current and support future research, and the FRCF is uniquely positioned to contract and oversee that work.

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

Sharon McLeod, Purchasing Manager

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.