PUR 7776_FWC SS 26.27-06_DroneAmplified.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

TITLE: Unmanned Aircraft Systems For Aerial Prescribed Fire Short description of the commodity or service desired: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) with aerial ignition systems meeting Florida Administrative Code 60GG-2.0075 Tier III method for security to be used for aerial prescribed fire ignition, surveillance, and monitoring.

CONTACT

Name: Rachel Massey Address: 1875 Orange Ave E, Tallahassee, FL 32311-6160 Telephone: 850-510-9990 Email: rachel.massey@myfwc.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FWC SS 26/27-06

Date posted: 09/01/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 09/23/2026

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 reconnaissance drones 25131707 Reconnaissance or surveillance aircraft 25132100 Unmanned aerial vehicle

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

8 new Astro UAS/IGNIS III mini ignition packages with strobes; 6 strobe upgrades for existing fleet systems; 1 additional IGNIS II hopper for existing fleet system.

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

Jacob Larsson, Biological Administrator III, 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):

These drone-based aerial ignition systems will be used to conduct prescribed fire ignition, surveillance, and monitoring. The unmanned aerial system must be equipped with a camera and thermal infra-red system that is compatible with an aerial ignition system. The ignition system must have software that allows for input of burn unit boundaries, ignition grid pattern, transect

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layout, and be capable of following that ignition pattern. This system must allow for adjustments in the field to transect spacing/direction and record the actual flight pattern for after action reports. This system will need to be controlled from the ground by prescribed burn crew member. Any system will need to include a training course on site for operators.

Purchase prohibitions:

Drones may not be produced by a manufacturer domiciled in, or produced by a manufacturer the Governmental Agency reasonably believes to be owned or controlled (in whole or in part) by a Foreign Country of Concern.

Data storage must be restricted to the geographic location of the continental United States.

Remote access to Data storage, other than Open Data, from outside the continental United States, is prohibited.

Florida Administrative Code 60GG-2.0075 Tier III method for security. This precludes drones from interfacing with any FWC networks. The only authorized method of interfacing with drone data will be through IT approved removable media such as SD cards/flash drives.

Specifications Each system needs to include at minimum:

Drone Landing gear 1 set of replacement props Transport case Radio controller 4 sets of batteries 2 chargers Battery transport cases Thermal/visual camera Gimbal Remote ID module Transport case Ignition sphere dispenser (Dragon egg) Tablet Strobe

Intended Single Source:

Drone Amplified, Inc

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$694,492

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):

Drone Amplified has developed proprietary technology with IGNIS, the only aerial ignition system that can operate from an unmanned aerial system. This system is the only functional UAS Fire Ignition System meeting all legislative, security, and intended use requirements.

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

Jacob Larsson, Regional Biologist, Biological Administrator III, Wildlife and Habitat Management Section (WHM) Kristy McKee, Contract Manager, Government Operations Consultant II, WHM Tina Hannon, Assistant Section Leader, WHM Jimmy Conner, Section Leader, WHM David Johnson, Deputy Division Director, HSC Luis Davalos, Information Security Analyst IV, Office of Information Technology (OIT) Mike Turner, Chief Information Officer, OIT Rachel Massey, Assistant Purchasing Director, Office of the Executive Director Rachel Korade, Purchasing Director, Office of the Executive Director Philip T. Stone, Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Executive 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.