PUR 7776_Tall Timbers Research, 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: Tall Timbers Research Inc.

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Administer the Upland Ecosystem Restoration Project (UERP)

CONTACT

Name: Edward Rondeau Address: 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: (850) 617-7192 Email: Procurement@FDACS.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: SS 26 27 34

Date posted: June 30, 2026 Last day for receipt of information: July 24, 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):

70151500 - Forestry management

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2031

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

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):

The Florida Forest Service intends to enter into an agreement for the administration of the Upland Ecosystem Restoration Project (UERP). This program is designed to accelerate, maintain, and document restoration efforts in pine upland ecosystems, using public land and resources to access additional technical expertise and support aimed at improving forest habitat conditions for Northern Bobwhite Quail, Brown-Headed Nuthatch, Bachman's Sparrow, and other indicator species. Restoration activities will focus on selected pine uplands within focal areas of Blackwater River, Pine Log, Jennings, and Withlacoochee State Forests.

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

Intended Single Source:

Tall Timbers Research Inc.

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Approximate Contract Amount: $62,500.00 Approximate Amount up to: $80,000.00

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):

Tall Timbers Research Inc. is recognized as a world class authority in upland habitat restoration and management, with specialized expertise in Bobwhite Quail, and other keystone species, and fire ecology research. Tall Timbers Research Inc. is the only known organization that with the unique scientific capacity, proprietary methodologies, and program specific experience required for the successful administration of the Upland Ecosystem Restoration Project (UERP). Tall Timbers Research Inc. is the only known entity that administers this program and is uniquely qualified to provide the technical guidance, ecological oversight, and species-specific management necessary to meet the program’s objectives.

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

Todd Knapp, Environmental Manager - SES, Florida Forest Service Brian Camposano, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Forest Management James Roberts, Chief, Bureau of Forest Management John Stys, Assistant Director, Florida Forest Service Stephanie Bergozza, Purchasing Director, Division of Administration Joey 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.