On-Line Food Service Education

Closed State & local contract opportunity

Solicitation number
24209- SSD- DST
State
Florida
Responses due

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Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Procurement Services is pursuing a sole source procurement for an online professional development and tracking system from Food Handler Solutions, LLC. The system is specifically designed for school food service and must be USDA compliant, offering comprehensive training capabilities for student nutrition staff. The procurement seeks a platform that provides training content in both English and Spanish, covering food handler and food protection manager certification at no additional cost. The notice of intent to purchase was published on August 22, 2024, with a response deadline of September 4, 2024. Interested firms must demonstrate their capability to meet or exceed the stated requirements by submitting EXHIBIT B: RESPONSE TO PURCHASE SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES to the procurement representative within seven business days of the publication date. The system must support consistent and effective staff training while enabling tracking and reporting of USDA-required training documentation.

The procurement appears to be unrestricted in terms of vendor type, with the primary qualification being the ability to provide a comprehensive, USDA-compliant online training platform for K-12 child nutrition services. Food Handler Solutions, LLC claims exclusive copyright and distribution rights, asserting that no other comprehensive, single-source solution exists that can serve the same function at a standard set cost. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly detailed in the documentation, the sole source nature suggests a targeted, specific procurement with predetermined vendor selection. The system will be implemented within the HCPS Student Nutrition Services department, integrating into their existing training infrastructure. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were mentioned in the provided documentation. The procurement represents a strategic investment in standardized, bilingual professional development for school food service staff.

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Interested firms or individuals may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by emailing EXHIBIT B: RESPONSE TO PURCHASE SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES and all relevant documents to the Procurement Services representative, see Exhibit B. "Like" shall mean equal, equivalent, and/or identical. 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) business days after the date of publication of this Notice of Intent to Purchase Single/Sole Source will be reviewed by HCPS. A determination by the General Manager of Procurement Services, or designee, and the Procurement Officer not to publish a competitive solicitation for 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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