PUR 7776_Nova Software.pdf

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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: NOVA SOFTWARE PLATFORM

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Drone Data Processing, Mapping and

Emergency Response Applications for Wildfire.

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 76

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):

43232601 - Aviation ground support software

43232401 - Confiuration management software

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

One Year

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

Florida Forest Service, Bureau of 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 Nova Software Platform renewal for drone data processing, mapping, and emergency response to support wildfire operations and forest management. The Florida Forest Service works to provide a level of fire management that reduces threats to life and property, forests and other related at-risk wildland resources, while promoting natural resource management through the use of prescribed fire as specified in Florida

Statutes 590.

Intended Single Source:

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

NOVA SOFTWARE PLATFORM

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Approximate Contract Amount: $109,170.00

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):

Hummingbird Drones Inc., doing business as Nova, is the only known vendor offering an integrated, wildfire-specific solution that meets the operational requirements of the Florida

Forest Service for wildfire response and forest management. Nova provides a comprehensive hotspot-detection platform with integrated 360-degree panoramic viewing, livestream and full-motion video support with flight-path overlays, built-in multi-user collaboration, direct PDF map export, and native integration with ArcGIS Online and Intterra. The features offered by Nova aligh directly with the Florida Forest Service's operational needs in emergency response and fire management are not available as an integrated solution from any other known vendor.

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

Peyton Bennett, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordination, 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.