PUR 7776_SS-011-23.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 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV)

TITLE: Re-installation of Communications Equipment on Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Buses Short description of the commodity or service desired: CVE/Troop H Mobile Command Center Equipment Re-installation

CONTACT

Name: Corina Chiorescu Address: 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Telephone: 850-617-3176 Email: CorinaChiorescu@flhsmv.gov Internal tracking number, if any: FLHSMV-SS-011-23 Date posted: 11/1/2022 Last day for receipt of information: 11/23/2022

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 Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

43221721 Radio frequency data communications equipment 81161801 Data Communications equipment or platform rental or leasing service

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

One (1) time purchase

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

Vic Thomas, Florida Highway Patrol, Communications System Manager

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): Williams Communications was the original installer of both the Harris and Catalyst Communications equipment in the FHP buses, as the authorized servicing dealer for the Harris radios and certified maintenance provider for the Catalyst Communications systems. The purpose of this project is to add Radio Frequency (RF) coax panels and video switcher and replacement or reinstallation of communications equipment that was previously removed from Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) buses, for remodeling purposes. This project includes all equipment, labor, shipping and handling.

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Intended Single Source:

Williams Communications, Inc.

5046 Tennessee Capital Blvd.

Tallahassee, FL 32303

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$60,000.00

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):

Williams Communications, Inc. is the only authorized servicing dealer in North Florida who provides equipment and maintenance on the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System. Williams Communications, Inc. was the original installer of both the Harris and Catalyst Communications equipment in the FHP buses, the authorized servicing dealer for the Harris radios and a certified maintenance provider for the Catalyst Communications systems, who has proprietary information.

Williams Communications, Inc. has unique skills and knowledge about the communications equipment and its custom installation in the FHP buses.

Williams Communication, Inc. is the sole vendor that can provide the re-installation of the communications equipment described above.

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

Vic Thomas, Florida Highway Patrol, Communications System Manager Stephanie Sanford, Procurement Administrator, Purchasing and Contracts

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.