Exploring Careers, EE, E1, E2, ESB Prep & Startup Tech

Closed State & local contract opportunity

Solicitation number
26140-SSD-EST
State
Florida
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Opportunity facts

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About this opportunity

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Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Tampa, Florida, has issued a Notice of Intent to Purchase Single/Sole Source Commodities and Services for entrepreneurship education programs and digital curriculum provided by the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). This sole source procurement encompasses NFTE's comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum and teacher training services, including the NFTE University Teacher Training certification program, Canvas Learning Management System access, and specialized courses such as Start It Up!, ESB Prep, BizCamp & Startup Summer programs, World Series of Innovation, Entrepreneurship: Owning Your Future, Exploring Careers for the 21st Century, and the NFTE Entrepreneurship & Small Business Pathway covering Startup Tech, Entrepreneurship Essentials, Entrepreneurship 1 and 2, and ESB courses. The curriculum is designed to serve middle and high school students, combining rigorous academic content with career and technical training to develop entrepreneurial mindset and business competencies, with particular emphasis on serving students from low-income communities while preparing them for post-secondary education and professional careers. The posting period for the single/sole source notice runs for seven business days from Friday, April 3, 2026, through Tuesday, April 14, 2026, with a protest period extending three business days from April 14 through April 17, 2026. The procurement notice explicitly states that there is no competitive solicitation available and HCPS will not consider any responses as bids, proposals, or replies; however, interested firms may identify their capability to respond by uploading their response through www.myvendorlink.com to demonstrate whether bona fide competition exists. The decision to waive competitive solicitation rests solely with the General Manager of Procurement Services, and the procurement recommendation will be submitted to the Hillsborough County School Board for approval.

NFTE holds exclusive intellectual property rights to the proprietary curriculum content and instructional materials, which establishes the basis for this sole source designation and effectively restricts responses to vendors capable of providing equivalent or superior "like" commodities and services as defined in the procurement documentation. The notice does not identify specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting response eligibility to particular organizational types; however, interested vendors must demonstrate clear and convincing documentation of their capability to meet or exceed the stated requirements. No incumbent vendor information, current contract values, or specific budget ranges are disclosed in the available procurement materials. The documentation indicates that any approved sole source contracts exceeding one year must be reposted and revalidated before renewal periods commence, establishing a requirement for ongoing competitive review should the contract extend beyond initial terms.

Opportunity text

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This letter shall serve as notification that a recommendation will be made to The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida (the "School Board") to award this single or sole source procurement to the referenced vendor of the commodities or contractual services described in Exhibit A: SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES OR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. The description of the commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single/sole source is posted in accordance with Rule 6A-1.012(12)(d), Florida Administrative Code, will remain posted for a period of seven (7) business days. This is not a request for bids, proposals, or reply and there is no competitive solicitation available. HCPS will not consider any responses as a bid, proposal, or reply. Any responses received because of this notice will be considered solely for determining whether bona-fide competition exists. Interested firms or individuals may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by uploading EXHIBIT B: RESPONSE TO PURCHASE SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES OR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES and all relevant documents via www.myvendorlink.com. "Like" shall mean equal, equivalent, and/or identical. Scope of Work: NFTE aligns with CTE's focus on developing the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in postsecondary education, advanced career training or immediate entry into jobs with a meaningful career path. Like CTE, NFTE provides a curriculum that combines a rigorous academic curriculum with training in career and technical subjects and workplace competencies. NFTE students graduate from the program with an understanding of core business and operation knowledge as well as business communication and presentation skills that are transferable to both their post- secondary experiences and professional careers. Interested firms will be considered only if they respond with clear and convincing documentation that they are capable of meeting or exceeding the requirements stated herein. All responses received within seven (7) calendar days after the date of publication of this notification will be reviewed by the District. A determination by the General Manager of Procurement Services, or designee, and the Procurement Officer not to compete this proposed action based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the General Manager of Procurement Services.

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