PUR 7776 CASAS SS-25-046.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Corrections (FDC)

TITLE: Online Educational Assessments Short description of the commodity or service desired: FDC is seeking an online educational assessment software for the Office of Development: Improvement & Readiness.

CONTACT

Name: Sarah Pegram Address: 501 South Calhoun St. Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500 Telephone: (850) 717-3700 Email: Purchasing@fdc.myflorida.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FDC SS-25-046

Date posted: March 18, 2025 Last day for receipt of information: April 8, 2025

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):

81112501: Computer Software Licensing 86141500: Educational guidance services 86101800: In service training and manpower development 86132102: Training planning and development

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Five (5) year term (60 months)

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

Office of Programs and Re-Entry Staci Mortham, Bureau Chief of Programs

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):

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The Florida Department of Corrections is actively seeking to acquire online assessment software designed to assist adult education providers in enhancing the fundamental skills of adult learners.

The software must be able to track student progress and generate relevant, actionable data for the providers. This data will facilitate the identification of each student's needs and areas requiring skill enhancement. The comprehensive assessments should encompass but are not limited to, reading, writing, workforce development, listening skills, and mathematics.

Intended Single Source:

Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) 5151 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 220 San Diego, CA 92123-4339

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$990,075.00 for a five (5) year term

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):

Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) offers learner-centered assessments and software for adult education, tracking student progress, and outcomes. Their innovative evaluations cover areas such as reading, English language, mathematics, and workforce training and can be administered online via CASAS eTests®, their proprietary software.

Additionally, CASAS provides TOPSpro Enterprise®, a web-based system that fulfills accountability and reporting requirements under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Title II, and by the United States Department of Education (USDOE) mandates. This software allows efficient monitoring of student progress for WIOA, Title II-funded programs, featuring state-of-the-art, secure, and user-friendly portals for students, teachers, and administrators.

CASAS is the only vendor with the required technical expertise and holds the exclusive rights to sell or distribute its assessments and software to meet the Department's need at this time.

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

Sarah Pegram, Purchasing Specialist, Bureau of Procurement Charlotte Shorter-Rumlin, Purchasing Manager, Bureau of Procurement Alyssa Dillon, Strategic Sourcing Administrator, Bureau of Procurement Staci Mortham, Bureau Chief of Programs, Office of Programs and Re-Entry Amy Frizell, Director, Office of Programs and Re-Entry Eunice Arnold, Deputy Director of Contracting & Sourcing, Bureau of Procurement J. Olyn Long, Procurement Director, Office of Financial Management

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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.