PUR 7776 SS 25.26-14.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

TITLE: PASO ECO-Counters- Visitor Counters Short description of the commodity or service desired: Electronic counters. Automated vehicle and pedestrian counters for use at Wildlife Management Area entrances, trailheads, and other locations.

CONTACT

Name: Martin Ehlen Address: 1875 Orange Avenue East, Tallhassee FL 32311-6160 Telephone: 850-617-9602 Email: martin.ehlen@myfwc.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FWC SS 25/26-14

Date posted: 3/12/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 4/2/2026

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):

41111902

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

10 each WAViX , 70 each ZELT Evi Car, 73 each Components #797, 2each ZELT Evo Cars -1 Loop - motorized vehicles - NoActivated - Total cost $ 349,330.00

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

Division of Habitat and Species Conservation (HSC), Ashley Scruggs Public Access Service Office Business 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):

Electronic traffic counters provide valuable data on public use and visitation at Wildlife Management Area’s statewide. Currently, there are 200 traffic counters collecting data on area visitation at designated entrances and public use areas daily. EcoCounters utilize Bluetooth and remote wireless data transfer (versus RS232 serial cable requirements of the current solution).

EcoCounters also do not have to be removed from the field installation for data transfer.

EcoCounters are weather-resistant and do not require additional environmental housings and are

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designed for installation outdoors in remote areas and EcoCounter makes specific installation solutions for their counters versus the myriad homegrown solutions used for current counters.Visitation data is used to complete the Land Management Uniform Accounting Council Annual and Biennial Reports and provides data for Management Plan development (259.037 F.S., 259.037(6) F.S., 253.034(5) F.S.). Visitation data provides a temporal and spatial account of Wildlife Management Area visitation and has also been instrumental in other management and reporting such as visitation economic impacts and law enforcement investigations.

Intended Single Source:

Eco-Counter Inc

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$349,330.00

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):

This vendor exclusively produces vehicle and pedestrian counters and services meeting the required specifications needed for the collection of visitation data. Visitation data provides a temporal and spatial account of Wildlife Management Area visitation and has also been instrumental in other management and reporting such as visitation economic impacts and law enforcement investigations. FWC staff has done extensive research on counter options and EcoCounter is the only solution meeting all required specifications. FWC intends to deploy a combination of infrared pedestrian counters and inductive loop vehicle counters WMA system-wide, replacing the aging and sometimes unreliable or less robust counters currently used. Often, environmental conditions and severe weather events cause irreparable damage to the traffic counters, requiring that they be replaced and collection of data can be time-consuming and inefficient, as the current solution requires the counter to be uninstalled, docked at the office for data download, and then reinitialized and redeployed in the field. EcoCounters utilize Bluetooth and remote wireless data transfer (versus RS232 serial cable requirements of the current solution) which reduces the workload of field staff in collecting the data and reduces the workload and potential error sources for office staff in compiling and processing the acquired data. This also negates the need for separate counter docking stations, further minimizing sources of error and technical issues. EcoCounters also do not have to be removed from the field installation for data transfer. EcoCounters are weather-resistant and do not require additional environental housings and are designed for installation outdoors in remote areas.

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

Ashley Scruggs (Business Manager, Public Access Service Office, HSC) Rachel Penrod (Director, Public Access Service Office, HSC) Eddie Bruce (Public Access Biologist HSC) Joshua Stringer (OMC Manager, OED) Rachel Korade (General Services Purchasing Director, OED) Kathy Burke (Section Leader HSC )

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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.