PUR 7776_Snider_Tire_Inc_.pdf

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022)

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

AGENCY: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE

ENTERPRISE

TITLE: Service Plaza Tire Monitoring System

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Equipment, software, maintenance and license for Florida's Turnpike traveling public to measure passenger vehicle tire pressure and tire tread.

CONTACT

Name: Carolyn Goshay

Address: Florida's Turnpike Enterprise

Florida's Turnpike MP 263

Turkey Lake Service Plaza, Building 5315

Ocoee, FL 34761

Telephone: (407)264-3184

Email: carolyn.goshay@dot.state.fl.us

Internal tracking number, if any: DOT-SS-25-8035-MM

Date posted: October 4, 2024 Last day for receipt of information: October 25, 2024

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

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):

78181505 Vehicle inspection service

25191800 Vehicle testing and measuring equipment

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three (3) years.

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

Carolyn Goshay, Contract Management Specialist

Florida's Turnpike Enterprise

Florida's Turnpike MP 263

Turkey Lake Service Plaza, Building 5315

Ocoee, FL 34761

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):

Docusign Envelope ID: 3CBFA8B2-DFF9-4B07-BC6E-115A27FB1DC7 mailto:carolyn.goshay@dot.state.fl.us

The Florida Department of Transportation, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, an executive agency of the State of Florida (Department), desires to enter into an agreement with Snider Fleet Solutions for the purchase and maintenance of the WheelRight Tyre Management Technology (WheelRight), Tyre Management System

(TMS). Snider Fleet Solutions is the sole U.S. distributor of the WheelRight TMS. The WheelRight TMS is a drive-through tire monitoring system that will allow drivers of passenger vehicles to measure their tire pressure and tire tread depth without exiting their vehicle while visiting a service plaza on Florida’s

Turnpike.

Snider Fleet Solutions will supply, install and maintain a WheelRight TMS and grant the

Department a license to access and use the associated software services.

WheelRight TMS includes the following products and services:

• Installation and Commissioning of WheelRight TMS Hardware Equipment for Passenger

Vehicles:

o Pressure-in-Motion o Tread Imaging (2 cameras) o Roadside Kiosk (touchscreen display)

• Services:

o Equipment and Software Maintenance Services o Software License o Remote Monitoring

Intended Single Source:

Snider Tire Inc., d/b/a Snider Fleet Solutions

1081 Red Ventures Drive

Fort Mill, SC 29707

Estimated Dollar Amount:

(not to exceed $2,430,500.00

$1,743,500.00 Year 1

$343,500.00 Year 2

$343,500.00 Year 3

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):

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, there were 738 tire-related motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2017. Proper tire pressure is the most important part of maintaining tires. The Department has identified an easy-to-use drive-through tire pressure and tread depth monitoring system at no cost to the driver. The

WheelRight TMS would provide drivers of passenger cars, tire pressure, and tire tread depth measurements in seconds without drivers having to exit their vehicle. Drivers can print the results of the readings at a Kiosk located just feet away or elect to have the results sent to a cell phone via text.

• WheelRight TMS offers a holistic, publicly available tire management system that includes all necessary hardware and software to meet the goals of the Department.

• WheelRight Limited holds patents on the drive-through WheelRight TMS the

Department seeks to utilize.

• Snider Fleet Solutions is the only authorized distributor of WheelRight’s TMS.

• Internet research of like products were conducted, and no other system could provide the complete turnkey package of hardware and software in a public setting.

• Internet research produced evidence that other states such as Georgia have executed single source contracts for the WheelRight TMS.

The WheelRight TMS products and services are exclusive to WheelRight Tyre Management

Technology. Snider Fleet Solutions has the only US partnership agreement to install and maintain WheelRight Limited’s patented drive-through WheelRight TMS. In addition to

WheelRight TMS, service plazas are currently equipped with free-air stands. Drivers can test their tire pressure and tire tread depth measurements and inflate their tires at service plazas. This free service offered to the public can reduce the number of tire related incidents and save lives on

Florida’s roadways.

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

Procurement Office: Central Office Legal Review:

Sheree Merting Jada Roulhac

Print Name Print Name

Director of Procurement Senior Attorney

Title Title

Authorized Signature Authorized Signature

Legal review by the Office of General Counsel is required prior to posting. Please coordinate with District Legal Counsel prior to submission to the Office of General Counsel, MS-58.

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.