PUR 7776_Stuewe & 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: STUEWE & SONS, INC.

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Agriculture, forestry and garden hand tools

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 25 26 73

Date posted: 10/27/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 11/18/2025

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 - Agriculture, forestry and garden hand tools 23152900 - Packaging machinery

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

One Time Purchase

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

Florida Forest Service Forestry Center

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 Forestry Center intends to purchase seedling trays to support the tree nursery program and establish fair pricing for seedlings sold to the public in accordance with Section 589.11, Florida Statutes.

Intended Single Source:

STUEWE & SONS, INC.

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

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Approximate Amount: Up to $350,000.00 Approximate Contract Amount: $248,472.00

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 the current seed sowing line and fit properly on T-Rail suspension fields at the Florida Forest Forestry Center.

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

Jeremy Hardee, Environmental Supervisor, Florida Forest Service Forestry Center Richard 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.