SS-2616 FINDER PUR_7776.pdf

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 1 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

TITLE: FINDER Maintenance & Technical Support Services Short description of the commodity or service desired: The maintenance and technical suport services are intended to meet the data sharing requirements of the Orlando Region law enforcement agencies as it pertains to the Florida statewide data sharing system – LInX.

CONTACT

Name: Angela Githens Address: 2331 Phillips Road Tallahassee, FL 32308 Telephone: 850-410-7300 Email: FDLEOGSContracts@fdle.state.fl.us

Internal tracking number, if any: FDLE-SS-2616

Date posted: 12/02/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 12/23/2025

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):

81111805 Proprietary or Licensed Systems Maintenance or Support 81112501 Computer Software Licensing Service

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

3 years

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

FDLE/Investigation and Forensic Science (IFS)

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 primary contributing factor for this procurement is to ensure oversight of grant funds that will be used to pay for the intermediary vendor solution in Region 5. The solution is currently in production collecting local agency information and staging it to be shared with the statewide system. This procurement ensures oversight of a critical link in our data sharing processes and specifically maintains data sharing stability for agencies that are planning or contemplating a direct path to the statewide data sharing solution, LInX.

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Intended Single Source:

FINDER

3452 Lake Lynda Dr Ste 190 Orlando, FL 32817-1429

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$175,000.00

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):

FINDER is the only entity authorized to perform support and services on the FINDER system.

The proprietary software and systems administration tasks are integral to the agencies interfaces that ensure a continuous flow of data from FINDER to the statewide data sharing solution, LInX and are exclusively manged by FINDER.

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

Julia Lycett, Bureau Chief of General Services Jason Bundy, Forensic Services Director

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.