CareerSource Florida

The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Tobacco Free Florida is seeking to purchase statewide referral services from CareerSource Florida to connect unemployed Florida citizens seeking employment with tobacco cessation services, as required by Florida Statute 381.84. The services must include a toll-free cessation hotline, counseling, referrals to local cessation partners, and distribution of Nicotine Replacement Therapy. The contract term is 1 year, and the estimated dollar amount is $280,000. Prospective vendors have until September 20, 2023 to provide information about their ability to supply the requested services. CareerSource Florida is the sole entity authorized by the Florida Department of Employment Opportunity to provide statewide unemployment and reemployment services, and is therefore the only organization capable of delivering the requested tobacco cessation referral program targeted at unemployed Florida job seekers. The contract will be administered in Leon County and the City of Tallahassee.

This is a single-source procurement, as CareerSource Florida is the only organization capable of providing the required statewide referral services. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent vendor is CareerSource Florida, and the contract will require integration with their existing infrastructure and technology to deliver the requested services.