PUR 7776 AgustaWestland.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 AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

TITLE: AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation LLC.

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Leonardo Helicopter Maintenance, Service, and Parts

CONTACT

Name: Stephanie Bergozza

Address: 407 South Calhoun Street

Telephone: Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800

Email: Stephanie.Bergozza@fdacs.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: SS 25 26 89

Date posted: 05/01/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 05/22/2026

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):

25202500 - Aircraft Equipment

78181900 - Rotary Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

3 Years

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

Florida Forest Serivce, Aviation Section

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 Florida Forest Service (FFS) works to provide a level of fire management that reduces threats to life, property, forests, and other related at-risk wildland resources, while promoting natural resource management to meet the requirements of Section 590, Florida Statutes. Through various competitive solicitations, the FFS acquired and maintains six (6) AW119Kx Leonardo

Helicopters, a division of AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation. To ensure optimal aircraft performance during extreme conditions, the FFS must ensure that each AW119Kx asset is properly maintained, serviced, and utilizes original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts and special tools which are specifically designed for the FFS AW119 helicopters.

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2

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

Intended Single Source:

AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$500,000

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):

AgustaWestland Corporation is a division of Leonardo Helicopters and is the only known resource which can provide all spare part support, technical publication support, aircraft storage, preservation, preventative maintenance, and on demand maintenance services to support the continued airworthiness, operational readiness, and regulatory compliance of the FFS AW119Kx helicopters.

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

Shelby DeForest, Property Administrator II

Tom Hopkins, Assistant Chief-Forestry

John Raulerson, Chief of Forest Protection

Sam Leneave, Assistant Director of Forestry

Michelle O. Faircloth, Chief of General Services

Joey B. Hicks, Director of Administration

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.