PUR7776-V2 VIP.pdf

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

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Corrections (FDC)

TITLE: Transportation Services

Short description of the commodity or service desired: The Department is seeking Post-Release

Ground Transportation Services for inmates released from FDC custody.

CONTACT

Name: Neva Crawford

Address: 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500

Telephone: (850) 717-3684

Email: Purchasing@fdc.myflorida.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FDC SS-23-034

Date posted: January 18, 2023 Last day for receipt of information: February 8, 2023

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):

78111800 Passenger Road Transportation

78112001 Mixed Mode Urban and Suburban Transportation for Passengers

78101604 Vehicle Transport Services

78141500 Transport Arranging Services

81102202 Urban Transport Network Service

78111802 Scheduled Bus Service

78111803 Chartered Bus Service

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Five (5) Year Term

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

Bureau of Admission and Release

Mary W. Le, Correctional Programs Consultant

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

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 Department is seeking a Vendor to provide transportation services for inmates released from its custody and care. The Vendor shall provide vehicular transportation to any destination in the

State of Florida or the United States served by the Vendor and its interline partners. In that case, the Vendor will notify the Department of the closest point possible to the intended destination.

The Department will decide if that destination will meet its needs. The Vendor shall pick up released inmates at a location mutually agreed upon by the Vendor and the Department. The

Vendor will not be responsible for providing transportation to the Vendor’s facility unless mutually agreed upon in advance. The Vendor shall inform the Department of the scheduled pick-up time for each facility within three (3) hours of being provided with the release information. The Vendor shall comply with all State and Federal motor vehicle regulations pertaining to public conveyances, including the proper licensing of drivers and proper maintenance to provide adequate and safe vehicles. The Vendor shall provide assistance for any inmate with physical disabilities in boarding and/or departing the vehicle.

Intended Single Source:

FlixBus, Inc.

340 S. Lemon Ave #8045

Walnut, CA 91789

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$1,000,000.00 annually for five (5) year term

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):

FlixBus, Inc. is the only source that can:

• Pick up at all of the Department’s designated locations;

• Provide the most economical means of meeting the needs for post-release transport of inmates, as required by Section 944.611, Florida Statutes (F.S.);

• Maintain a statewide and interstate destination network to meet the needs for post-release transport of the Department’s inmate population.

The Department has researched other potential transportation services and found none with the infrastructure to meet the requirements of statewide pick-up locations and nationwide drop-off locations. Greyhound, a subsidary of FlixBus has dominated this industry for decades, and it is not feasible for another company to establish the necessary infrastructure required for transportation on this large scale within five (5) years.

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

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

Mary W. Le, Correctional Programs Consultant, Office of Institutions

Michelle Palmer, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Admission and Release

Charlotte Shorter-Rumlin, Purchasing Manager, Bureau of Procurement

Sharita Newman, Solicitation Administrator, Bureau of Procurement

Eunice Arnold, Assistant Bureau Chief, Bureau of Procurement

J. Olyn Long, Purchasing Director, Office of Financial Management

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.