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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: Software Coding Classes and Re-Entry Employment Services

Short description of the commodity or service desired: The Department is seeking a Software

Coding Class and Re-Entry Employment Services for the Office of Programs and Re-Entry.

CONTACT

Name: Neva Crawford

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

Telephone: (850) 717-3684

Email: Purchasing@fdc.myflorida.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FDC SS-23-022

Date posted: November 14, 2022 Last day for receipt of information: December 7, 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 (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):

81111810: Software coding service

86141703: Computer programmed instruction

43232502: Computer based training software

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Two (2) Year Term (24 months)

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

Bureau of Substance Use Treatment

Nichole Landrum, Statewide Re-Entry 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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Persevere is a non-profit organization focused on decreasing recidivism and increasing individuals' successful re-entry and transition. Persevere will teach FDC inmates how to be software developers. The software coding class will provide instruction for up to 100 inmates.

They will provide two (2) classes a year with up to 25 inmates in each class. The class will be for

12 months, 1,500 hours, and require classroom instruction. A full-time virtual instructor will provide instruction, supported by an assistant virtual instructor. Persevere will provide all the necessary equipment to operate the class, which is included in the program's cost. The participants that complete the program will receive a certification as a Full Stack Software

Developer. Participants will work for actual companies while they're still pursuing the program, giving them on-the-job instructor support and valuable experience to qualify for future job positions. Persevere will help inmates gain meaningful job skills and access to the labor market with a comprehensive technical skills training program. Persevere will also offer wrap-around services to include job placement, substance use treatment (if needed), pre-release planning, life skills training, mentoring, and pre and post-release case management services.

Intended Single Source:

Persevere

4163 Willow Lake Blvd.

Memphis, TN 38118

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$1,341,384.85 for a two (2) 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):

Persevere's technical skills training, transitional housing, career readiness, job placement, and related materials and services are wholly owned by Persevere and are not distributed through or provided by anyone but Persevere. In addition, Persevere retains the exclusive rights in granting the use of its intellectual property. Persevere is the sole provider of technical skills training, programming, and post-release services of an integrated instructional program.

It has been determined that Persevere is the only vendor that can meet the Department's needs at this time.

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

Nichole Landrum, Statewide Re-Entry Administrator, Bureau of Substance Use Treatment

Margaret Agerton, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Substance Use Treatment

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

Neva Crawford, Purchasing Analyst, Bureau of Procurement

Charlotte Shorter-Rumlin, Purchasing Manager, Bureau of Procurement

Sharita Newman, Solicitation Administrator, Bureau of Procurement

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Eunice Arnold, Assistant Bureau Chief, Office of Financial Management

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.