PUR7776 VBS.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Correction (FDC)

TITLE: Leveled, Accessible, Smartboard Compatible Education Software for Correctional

Institutions.

Short description of the commodity or service desired: The Department is seeking to purchase educational software licensing for FDC Academic Education Programs.

CONTACT

Name: Neva Crawford

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

Telephone: (850) 717-3684

Email: Purchasing@fdc.myflorida.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FDC SS-22-051

Date posted: June 2, 2022 Last day for receipt of information: June 23, 2022

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, and will remain posted for a period of at least 7 business days.

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

43232505 Multi-media Educational Software

43232500 Educational or Reference Software

43232400 Development Software

43232502 Computer Based Training Software

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three (3) Year Term (36 months)

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

Office of Programs and Re-Entry

Robert A. Britt-Mills, Academic Programs Administrator

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):

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Boardworks K-12 curriculum content resources are aligned to State standards and codes. The

FDC currently uses offline Boardworks Instructional Materials to provide supplemental education services in classrooms at Title I sites. Boardworks software is the only product that meets our need for leveled, accessible, smartboard compatible software because there are no comparable products available from other vendors. Additionally, the Boardworks K-12 curriculum is the only product with a lifetime license that doesn't require a subscription or update fees. This software is compatible with the smartboard and new computers utilized by the inmates education programs at the institutions. Boardworks is an offline resource containing a wealth of rigorous, focused lessons that include interactive activities, games, quizzes, and real-world problems to motivate and engage inmates fully. The software provides individual student interactive practice and prepares inmates for TABE testing, GED exams, and transitional resources to enter the workforce and post-secondary education after release.

Intended Single Source:

BK Interactive, LLC

240 Kent Avenue, 2nd Floor Suite B12

Brooklyn, NY 11249

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$319,500.00 for a three (3) 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):

Boardworks is a downloadable resource that can be edited and personalized to integrate with existing FDC lesson plans. Boardworks is the only platform where educational organizations can access library content across Math, English Language Arts (ELA), Science, and History.

Boardworks Instructional Services and Materials, are purchased exclusively through BK

Interactive LLC. Boardworks' content and purchasable materials and services can only be accessed directly through partners approved by BK Interactive. BK Interactive LLC is the sole provider of this software. BK Interactive LLC does not sell to resellers; therefore, this is the only vendor that can provide this software.

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

Robert Britt-Mills, Academic Programs Administrator

Patrick Mahoney, Director, Office of Programs and Re-Entry

Neva Crawford, Purchasing Analyst, Bureau of Procurement

Sharita Newman, Strategic Sourcing Administrator, Bureau of Procurement

Olyn Long, Assistant Bureau Chief, Office of Financial Management

Trueby Bodiford, Procurement Director, Office of Financial Management

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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 Section

120.57(3), F.S.