PUR 7776_Drone Amplified, Inc.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: Drone Amplified, Inc.

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Upgrades and modifications to existing drone equipment

CONTACT

Name: Brittany Harvey

Address: 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Telephone: (850) 617-7181

Email: Procurement@FDACS.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: SS 26 27 77

Date posted: 10/07/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 10/28/2026

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):

25131705 - Target or reconnanissance drones

76122405 - Labor Fee

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

4 - Pilot Pro Controller Solo (Herelink)

4 - Strobe Upgrade Package

4 - Labor - Pilot Pro integration onto Drone

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

Florida Forest Service, Forest Protection

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 intends to purchase four pilot controller units with integration capability for drones, along with four strobe upgrade packages. These acquisitions support the

Florida Forest Service's mission to provide effective fire management that reduces threats to life, property, forests, and other vulnerable wildland resources. The equipment will also enhance the agency's ability to promote natural resource management through the use of prescribed fire, as authorized in Florida Statutes 590.

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

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

Intended Single Source:

Drone Amplified, Inc.

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Approximate Contract Amount: $54,780.00

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):

These items are proprietary configurations engineered and integrated by Drone Amplified specifically for use with the MONTIS avalanche mitigation and IGNIS aerial ignition systems already fielded by the Florida Forest Service. Drone Amplified designs, assembles, and configures the Pilot Pro Controller Solo integration and Strobe Upgrade Package in-house, and is the only company authorized to install, calibrate, and warranty this equipment on Florida Forest

Service’s existing airframes.

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

Peyton Bennett, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator, Florida Forest Service

John Raulerson, Bureau Chief, Forest Protection, Florida Forest Service

Sam LeNeave, Assistant Director, Florida Forest Service

Rick Dolan, Director, Florida Forest Service

Stephanie Bergozza, Purchasing Director II, Division of Administration

Joey B. Hicks, Director, Division 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.