PUR 7778.pdf

PUR 7778 (Revised 07/2022) Page 1 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION

TO ENTER INTO A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT

(PUR 7778)

This Notice of Intended Decision to Enter into a Single Source Contract is posted in accordance with Rule 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 287.057(3), Florida Statutes.

AGENCY: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commisison

TITLE: 2027 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Short description of the commodity or service desired: Survey to provide participation rates and expenditures associated with hunting, fishing, and wildlife-watching in Florida.

CONTACT

Name: Adrian Wiggins Address: 1875 Orange Ave E, Tallahassee, FL 32311-6160 Telephone: (850) 410-0471 Email: Adrian.Wiggins@myfwc.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FWC SS 25/26-16 DMS Single Source number, if applicable:

Date posted: 6/22/2026 Time posted: 2:40 PM

Commodity or Contractual Service (commodity or United Nation Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

80141500: Market Research 80141504: Preparation of commodity market surveyrs 80171501: Polling and survey and public opinion monitoring and analysis 80171504: Stakeholder analysis

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

FWC, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Chelsey Crandall, Research Administrator II

Performance and/or Design Requirements (intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, as appropriate):

Implement additional sampling in the state of Florida that complements the national survey of fishing, hunting, and wildlife-viewing in order to obtain reliable sampling to make state and regional level estimates of participation and expenditures. Distribute the same survey questionairre that will be applied at the national level for the 2027 National Survey of the U.S.

Fish & Wildlife Service to additional Florida respondents to enable comparisons to national trends. Data collection will be conducted from January 2027 through March 2028. Implement both probability and non-probability sampling to enhance coverage in a cost-effective manner.

Data will include a weighted dataset, a thorough report on results, a presentation slide deck displaying results, and additional analytic support.

PUR 7778 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Intended Single Source:

National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago

Price:

$174,500

Justification for Single Source Purchase (what is necessary and unique about the commodity, contractual service, or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

National Opinion Research Center (NORC) is conducting the 2027 National Survey of the U.S.

Fish & Wildlife Service, and is the only source that has access to the questionnaire that will be used in that survey and therefore the only vendor that is able to implement the questionaire at the state and regional level. In addition, they are the sole source that has acccess to their AmeriSpeak survey panel, for survey implementation. Having direct comparison between our agency's date and nationwide trends can only be achieved through NORC.

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

Chelsey Crandall, Research Administrator II, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Gil McRae, Director, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Jessica McCawley, Division Director, Marine Fisheries Management B.J. Jamieson, Deputy Director, Freshwater Fisheries Management Taylor Mann, Senior Management Analyst Supervisor, Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management George Warthen, Chief Conservation Officer, FWC Office of the Executive Director Michael McCaffrey, Deputy Director, Division of Marine Fisheries Management Thomas Graef, Division Director, Freshwater Fisheries Management Jessica Crawford, Chief of Staff, Office of Executive Direction and Administrative Support Services Melissa Tucker, Director Habitat and Species Conservation Rachel Marie Massey, Assistant Purchasing Director, Office of the Executive Director Rachel Korade, General Services Purchasing Director, Office of the Executive Director

Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to file a bond or other security within the time allowed for filing a bond, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Protests may be filed with the agency by:

Mail: 1875 Orange Avenue E, Tallahassee, FL 32311-6160

Email: Adrian.Wiggins@myfwc.com

Fax: N/A