PUR 7776_Stuewe and Sons, Inc..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 AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

TITLE: Florida Forest Service

Short description of the commodity or service desired: FT-96 Seedling Trays

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 86

Date posted: XX/XX/XXXX Last day for receipt of information:

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):

27112000

Stuewe & Sons, Inc. FT-96 Seedling Tray

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

One Time Purchase

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

Jeremy Hardee, Environmental Supervisor, 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):

Pursuant to Section 287.11, Florida Statutes, the Florida Forest Service (FFS) is authorized to operate a seedling tree nursery program and to set reasonable prices for the sale to the public of seedling trees. In support of the seedling tree nursery program and in accordance with the Florida

Forest Service Policy and Procedures No. 505.001, Seedlings and Seed Policy, the FFS has identified the need to purchase seedling trays. The Stuewe & Sons, Inc FT-96 seedling tray is the only known seedling tray that will function through our current sowing line equipment and fit our T-Rail suspension tray holding system.

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2

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

Intended Single Source:

Stuewe & Sons, Inc

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Approximate Amount: Up to $340,000.00

Approximate Contract Amount: Up to $339,864.00

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):

Stuewe & Sons, Inc is the only known manufacturer of the FT-96 seedling tray that will operate properly in our current seed sowing line and fit properly on our T-Rail suspension fields.

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

Jeremy Hardee, Environmental Supervisor

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.