SS-015-26 PUR 7776.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV)

TITLE: Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Verification Software Short description of the commodity or service desired: VIN verification software that identifies vehicle specifications including make, year, model, trim level, engine detail using a VIN or license plate.

CONTACT

Name: Katie Downey Address: 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Telephone: (850) 617-3183 Email: katie.downey@flhsmv.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: FLHSMV-SS-015-26 Date posted: March 16, 2026 Last day for receipt of information: April 3, 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 Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

43232701: Application server software

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three (3) Years

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

Megan Sunday, Business Manager, Information Systems Administration

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):

VINTelligence provides vehicle descriptions while eliminating the physical labor involved with manual Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) verification. VINTelligence is VIN decoder, mailto:katie.downey@flhsmv.gov

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analysis and validation application for passenger vehicles, commercial trucks, trailers, motorcycles. The Department can verify, decode VINs, flag errors and append descriptive vehicle information. The data is also used by many Department applications for vehicle information.

The Department has previously utilized the Polk VIN decoder product, and it is deeply integrated in the Department’s vehicle credentialing applications.

Intended Single Source:

R.L. Polk & Co S &P Global Mobility 26533 Evergreen Rd, Suite 1100 Southfield, MI 48076

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$152,600.00

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):

The VINTelligence solution was developed by R.L. Polk & Co, which is the sole proprietor, there are no resellers. Only R.L. Polk & Co. is authorized to perform maintenance and updates for this proprietary offering.

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

Megan Sunday, Business Manager, Information Systems Administration Stephanie Sanford, Procurement Administator, Bureau of Purchasing and Contracts

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.