Levil EDU RoboMill, FANUC Robotics, & Accessories

The School Board of Seminole County, Florida is issuing a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for the procurement of educational robotics equipment and accessories from DC Jaeger Corporation, the sole authorized educational distributor for Levil Technology Corporation products within Florida. The procurement includes an EDU RoboMill milling starting support kit, a basic pneumatic vise, tool length sensor, acrylic blanks, a 3,000-watt voltage converter transformer, an air compressor project kit, an EDU MiNi MiLL worktable and starter package, a stand-alone LR Mate 200iD/4S robot with R-30iB Mate plus controller, installation training services, and shipping. The School Board reserves the right to determine the equivalence of alternative products proposed by other vendors and will evaluate responses based on the ability to provide these specified robotics and milling equipment items. The response deadline is February 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST, with the notice having been posted on February 10, 2026. Protests regarding the sole source designation must be submitted via email to Amanda Zarko, Senior Procurement Agent, at zarkoaz@scps.k12.fl.us before the response due date. No bidders' conference or site visit has been scheduled for this procurement. Recommendations and decisions regarding this solicitation will be posted to VendorLink on the Purchasing and Distribution Services' website, typically within one week after the response due date.

The sole source procurement is limited to DC Jaeger Corporation of Winter Park, Florida, as the identified sole authorized educational distributor for Levil Technology Corporation products within Florida, with no apparent set-asides or restrictions on other types of organizations that may submit protests or proposals for alternative equivalent products. The School Board notes that sole sourcing decisions are valid for one year following approval and must be reposted and validated annually thereafter. The approximate annual expenditure for this procurement is $136,572.13, representing the budgeted cost for the robotics equipment, accessories, and related services. Failure to file a protest within the prescribed timeframe constitutes a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Interested parties may access decision information and recommendations through VendorLink, the third-party notification system, or the Purchasing and Distribution Services website at https://www.scps.k12.fl.us/district/departments/purchasing/comp-solicitations-contracts/.