PUR_7776 - YSI - Nile Radar Sensors.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Environmental Protection

TITLE: YSI

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Nile radar water level sensor equipment and accessories.

CONTACT

Name: Kimberly Bowling Address: 3800 Commonwealth Blvd, Carr Bldg, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: 850-245-2361 Email: Kimberly.Bowling@FloridaDEP.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: 2026SS010 (SS-15490)

Date posted: March 30, 2026 Last day for receipt of information: April 17, 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):

41114200: Land surveying instruments

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

10 sensors

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

Division of State Lands, Bureau of Survey and Mapping

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 Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of State Lands, Bureau of Survey and Mapping is responsible for maintaining the State’s repository of land records, determining the location of land and water boundaries, and protecting the State’s interests in lands by clearly delineating and defending the boundaries of state-owned lands. This includes issuing title opinions and defending ownership interests in property vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (Governor and Cabinet).

Pursuant to the 2025–2026 General Appropriations Act, Specific Appropriation 1498 – Special Categories (Tide Stations and Benchmarks) from the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (IITF), the

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Bureau requires a Nile radar water level sensor with a custom radar instrument configuration. The system must include integrated SDI-12 communications and an M-12 connector and must meet all applicable NOAA requirements for tidal data collection and monitoring.

The Nile radar water level sensor is essential to fulfilling statutory obligations under Chapter 177, Part II, Florida Statutes, by ensuring the continual maintenance of reference marks used to determine tidal datums and preventing delays and increased costs associated with reestablishing lost or compromised tide stations. It also helps avoid additional surveying and mapping expenses for taxpayers in coastal areas when determining upland ownership boundaries, while supporting the protection of critically eroded beaches and the preservation of sovereign submerged lands.

Additionally, the equipment provides accurate and timely sea level data to coastal communities, contributes to the preservation of valuable coastal and offshore natural resources, and supports the State’s overall economic stability. It further supplies critical data to the Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas to aid in coastal resilience efforts in coordination with state, regional, and national partners, and assists local governments in identifying Adaptation Action Areas pursuant to section 163.3177(6)(g)(10), Florida Statutes, particularly in low-lying coastal zones vulnerable to flooding from extreme high tides, storm surge, and sea level rise.

The required system must be durable, highly accurate, and fully compatible with existing monitoring infrastructure to ensure continuity of long-term monitoring capabilities, standardized data collection and compliance with applicable federal and state regulatory standards.

Intended Single Source:

YSI Inc.

1725 Brannum Lane Yellow Springs, OH 45387

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$55,000.00

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):

YSI Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xylem Corporation, is the sole manufacturer of the Nile radar water level sensor, including all cables and accessories for the Nile system.

To support and promote the Tide Stations and Benchmarks Program and ensure compliance with applicable federal and state regulatory standards, a custom radar instrument configuration with integrated SDI-12 communications and an M-12 connector must be purchased from YSI, Inc.

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

Laura L. Davis, Planning Manager Karen Williams McKinney, Deputy Director of the Divison of State Lands Kimberly Bowling, Purchasing Specialist Supervisor

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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.