PUR 7776...pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

TITLE: IGNIS Ignition System Fleet Service Plan and Training Short description of the commodity or service desired: Fleet Service Plan and In-Person Training for IGNIS aerial ignition systems.

CONTACT

Name: Adrian Wiggins Address: 1875 Orange Ave E, Tallahassee, FL 32311-6160 Telephone: (850) 410-0471 Email: Adrian.Wiggins@myfwc.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FWC SS 25/26-07

Date posted: 1/20/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 2/10/2026

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):

Fleet Service Plan, Drone Amplified, IGNIS Aerial Ignition System In-Person Training Services, Drone Amplified, IGNIS Aerial Ignition System

86101800 In Service Training 86111604 Employee Education

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

3 year term; includes annual training for new drone pilots and annual fleet maintenance of exisiting and future IGNIS ignition systems.

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

Jacob Larsson, Biological Administrator I/District Biologist, South Region Division of Habitat and Species Management, Wildlife and Habitat Management 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):

Fleet maintenance plan for existing FWC-owned IGNIS Aerial Ignition Systems and any additional units purchased up to twenty total systems. Service to include annual maintenance of

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IGNIS systems by a qualified techinician to ensure the IGNIS systems are maintained appropriately and continue to work as intended.

3-day in-person FWC staff training on the IGNIS Ignition Systems and Alta X drones for new FWC pilots. Per section 4A of the FWC Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Use and Safety Manual, manufacturer-provided training is required for an FWC employee or volunteer to qualify as sUAS Pilot in Command.

Intended Single Source:

Drone Amplified

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$284,000

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):

The IGNIS Aerial Ignition systems previously purchased by FWC from Drone Amplified are used for prescribed fire activities on Wildlife Management Areas and Wildlife and Environmental Areas throughout the state. Annual maintenance of these systems will ensure continued safe operation during prescribed fire events. These systems are proprietory, and annual maintenance is only available through Drone Amplified.

Per Section 4A of the FWC Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Use and Safety Manual, manufacturer-provided training is required to for FWC employees or volunteers to qualify as sUAS Pilot in Command. Drone Amplified is the manufacturer of the IGNIS Aerial Ignition Systems and is the only vendor that can provide this training.

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

Kristy McKee, Contract Manager, Wildlife and Habitat Management Section (WHM) Jacob Larsson, District Biologist, Biological Administrator I, WHM Marsha Ward, Regional Biologist, Biological Administrator III, WHM Clinton Peters, Regional Biologist, Biological Administrator III, WHM James Conner, Section Leader, WHM David Johnson, Deputy Division Director, HSC Matthew Carroll, Purchasing Specialist Supervisor Rachel Korade, 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 Rule 60A- 1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.