Withdrawal-cancel VIP notice.docx
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- Solicitation number
- IN-06638
- Issued by
- St. Johns County, Florida
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This document is an Informational Notice for the withdrawal and cancellation of RFP-23-108 for Cabling Services, issued by the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB). The original solicitation was for television, telephone, communication, fiber optic, and voice/data/video wiring services. After advertising the solicitation, FSDB received less than two responsive bids. Pursuant to Florida Statutes, FSDB has elected to withdraw and cancel the solicitation, and will instead negotiate the best terms and conditions directly with a vendor in the best interest of the State of Florida and FSDB. This decision was made due to the time and resource constraints of conducting another competitive bid process, as well as the need to complete the project with minimal disruption to student services and FSDB's operations.
The solicitation was initially advertised to be open from September 26, 2023 to September 29, 2023. FSDB has the right to reject all replies and withdraw the solicitation under the terms of the solicitation document. The withdrawal and cancellation of RFP-23-108 applies to the state of Florida and the local jurisdictions of St. Johns County and Plant City. No pricing terms, set asides, incumbents, funding requirements, or other salient details were provided in the Informational Notice.
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Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
INFORMATIONAL NOTICE
for: Cabling Services Advertisement Number: IN-24-058 Original Advertisement Number: RFP-23-108
Advertisement Begin September 26, 2023 – 12:00 Noon Advertisement End September 29, 2023 – 12:00 Noon
Commodities:
| 72141116 | Television cable laying service |
| 72141117 | Telephone and communication cable laying service |
| 72151602 | Fiber optic cable installation service |
| 72151605 | Voice and data and video wiring service |
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WITHDRAWAL-CANCELLATION OF RFP-23-108 Cabling Services
Section 2.26 of the Solicitation Document enumerates FSDB’s Reserved Rights. Specifically, 2.26.2 reserves the right to reject all replies at any time, including after an award is made when doing wo would be in the best interest of the State of Florida, and by doing so, assumes no liability to any Vendor. Section 2.26.1 reserves the right to withdraw the solicitation at any time, including after an award is made when doing so would be in the best interest of the State of Florida, and by doing so, assumes no liability to any Vendor.
Additionally, Florida Statutes § 287.057(6) provides that if less than two responsive bids or proposals are received in response to a solicitation, the Agency may negotiate the best terms and conditions in the "best interest of the state" in lieu of re-soliciting the service.
After advertising the Competitive Solicitation package referenced above, we received less than two responses to the solicitation announcement. Because it is time and resource intensive to conduct a competitive bid process and we have already conducted that process, to re-solicit this project with the same specifications and requirements would require the same amount of resources and time and would likely yield the same result – receiving less than two responses. Moreover, due to the time requirements of completing the project with minimal disruption to student services and the business of FSDB, it is determined that it is in the best interest of the State of Florida and Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind to negotiate the best terms and conditions for the provision of the products/services specified in the referenced solicitation, which is hereby withdrawn/cancelled.
At this time, it has been determined that it is in the best interest of the State of Florida and FSDB to withdraw/cancel the subject solicitation.
Primary Contact: Please submit all questions by e-mail to: Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, whitwamk@fsdbk12.org or Leigh Gillette Contract Administrator gilletter@fsdbk12.org.
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