Florida School Safety Portal Annual Maintenance and Support

The Florida Department of Education is pursuing a single-source procurement for annual maintenance and support services for the Florida School Safety Portal (FSSP), a centralized data system established in response to recommendations from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Commission. This three-year contract, running from May 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028, encompasses Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription components for cloud-based hosting and operation of the School Safety and FocalPoint platforms, managed services for ongoing system operations and enhancements, and new development services for additional features and integrations. The primary objective is to provide school threat assessment teams with timely access to integrated data for identifying and assisting individuals whose behavior may pose a threat to themselves or others. Key deliverables include maintenance of the School Safety, School Safety Hosting, and FocalPoint software solutions, as well as development and implementation of an Application Programming Interface (API) supporting secure data transfer between the Florida School Safety Portal and the Florida Safety and Threat Management Portal. Interested parties must submit information describing their ability to provide the described services to Winston McGriff at the Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 344, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, by April 2, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. The procurement is being conducted as a non-bid single-source purchase, and respondents will be evaluated based on their demonstrated capability to deliver the specified services.

Versaterm Public Safety US, Inc. is identified as the sole-source provider based on its proprietary ownership and exclusive maintenance rights of the School Safety, School Safety Hosting, and FocalPoint software solutions, with no authorized third parties permitted to deliver maintenance, edit, or modify the source code. The single-source justification emphasizes Versaterm's exclusive ownership and maintainer status of these systems; however, the posting invites interested parties to demonstrate whether comparable services are available from alternative sources. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types have been identified in the procurement documentation. The estimated total contract value is $2,498,000.00, comprised of an original amount of $2,358,000.00 and an amended amount of $140,000.00 allocated for API development and implementation. The procurement requires integration with existing Florida School Safety Portal infrastructure and the Florida Safety and Threat Management Portal to ensure seamless data transfer and system interoperability. This opportunity is open for responses through the stated deadline, after which the Florida Department of Education will determine whether services are available from sources other than the intended single-source provider.