PUR 7776_Kennco Manufacturing Inc_.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

TITLE: KENNCO MANUFACTURING, INC.

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Agricultural machinery or equipment manufacturing services

CONTACT

Name: Nita Jackson, Government Analyst II 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 24 25 124

Date posted: 2/14/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 3/7/2025

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):

73161502: Agricultural machinery or equipment manufacturing services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Date of execution through June 30, 2025

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

Jeremy Hardee, Environmental Supervisor I, Florida Forest Service

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):

Custom built sprayer per Florida Forest Service specifications for use in pine seedling production. The purpose of this equipment purchase is outlined in Section 589.11 (1) and (2), Florida Statutes. Section 589.11 (1), Florida Statutes designated and authorized the Florida Forest Service as the agent of the state to cooperate with the United States Secretary of Agriculture under the provisions of "ss. 4 and 5, Chapter 348, 43 Statutes 654, Acts of Congress, June 7, 1924, known as the "Clarke-McNary Law" to assist owners of farms in establishing, improving, and renewing woodlots, shelterbelts, windbreaks, and other valuable forest growth;

in growing and renewing useful timber crops; and to cooperate with the wood-using industries or

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other agencies, governmental or otherwise, interested in proper land use, forest management, and conservation forest utilization.

Section 589.11 (2), Florida Statutes: As a means of providing seedling trees for the purposes of this section, the Florida Forest Service is authorized to operate a seedling tree nursery program.

Intended Single Source:

Kennco Manufacturing, Inc.

Approximate Amount: Up to $47,000.00

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$46,092.36

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):

Kennco Manufacturing, Inc is the only known manufacturer of a custom sprayer with a manual aggitation tank, galvinized chassis, multiple spray manifolds for spray and flood ability.

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

Jeremy Hardee, Environmental Supervisor I, Florida Forest Service Stephen Montgomery, Forestry Center Manager, Florida Forest Service Richard 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.