SSM 2024-53 PUR7776.pdf

PUR 7776 (Eff. 03/2016) Page 1 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Education, Division of Blind Service, Bureau of Education Certification

TITLE Credit Card Transaction Processing and Associated Fee Short description of the commodity or service desired: This procurement is for the maintenance and associated software for card readers installed on vending machines and for card processing services related to thereto utilized in conjunction with the Division of Blind Services’ Business Enterprise Program.

CONTACT

Name: Winston McGriff Address: 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 332, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 Telephone: 850-245-0733 Email: winston.mcgriff1@fldoe.org

Internal tracking number, if any: SSM 2024-53

Date posted: 10/27/2023 @ 10:30 AM Last day for receipt of information: 11/17/2023 @ 10:30 AM

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 15 business days.

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

84141602 Credit Card service providers

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

36 months (Three -one-year terms for Annual Maintenance and Support Fees)

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

Division of Blind Services, Bureau of Business Enterprise Alan Risk

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): Florida Statute 413.041 authorizes the Division of Blind Services to carry on activities to promote the employment of eligible blind persons and assist them in becoming self-supporting. As authorized by this statute, the Division licenses eligible blind managers to operate vending machines statewide. In order to facilitate and increase vending machine usage among customers, several of the Division’s licensed blind managers began purchasing vending machine card readers from USA Technologies (now Cantaloupe, Inc.) at their own expense. The State

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Committee of Blind Vendors voted to place card readers on the remaining vending machines within the Division’s Business Enterprise Program, the card readers were purchased by the Division. Currently, there are over 3,000 USA Technology card readers installed on vending machines state-wide. Maintenance and support fees are paid by the licensed blind manager, this single source will establish a contractual method for the licensed blind managers to purchase maintenance and support fees. .

Intended Single Source:

Cantaloupe, Inc.

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$3,000,000.00

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) The vending machine card readers are proprietary equipment, Cantaloupe, Inc. is the sole provider of annual maintenance and card processing fees for the existing vending machine card readers.

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

Contract Manager: Alan Risk Bureau Chief Business Enterprise Program :William Findley Director of Division of Blind Services: Robert Doyle

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 s.120.57(3), FS.