Packback S/W licenses and custom professional development services
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 23157-SSD-IV (Renewal 2)
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- UNSPSC codes
- 86111504 Non certificated distance learning services
- 45111806 Distance learning systems
- 86111503 Certificated distance learning services
- 93141710 Archaic or indigenous language services
- 86111701 Conversational foreign language instruction
- 86111601 Evening courses
- 86111702 Foreign language immersion instruction
- 86111802 Educational exchanges between schools
- 86111801 Educational exchanges between universities
- 86111505 Distance learning assessment services
- Points of contact
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- Ivan Viamontes ivan.viamontes@hcps.net (813) 272-4328
- Camille Massey camille.massey@hcps.net
- Erika James erika.james@hcps.net (813) 272-4619
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About this opportunity
Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is pursuing a single/sole source procurement for Packback, Inc.'s software licenses and custom professional development services, specifically targeting digital writing and grading assistance for Grades 9-12. The procurement covers the Packback Platform Suite, which includes three primary products: "Questions" for critical thinking discussions, "Deep Dives" for written communication skills, and "Instruct" for feedback-generating dashboards. The platform offers AI-automated student feedback and grading assistance through customizable rubrics, with designated Curriculum Consultants providing workshops, teacher onboarding, and unlimited on-demand professional development consultations. The procurement notice is active from September 22, 2025, to October 1, 2025, with a subsequent Notice of Intent to Sole Source period from October 1, 2025, to October 6, 2025. Interested firms must respond via www.myvendorlink.com within seven calendar days, providing clear documentation demonstrating capability to meet or exceed the stated requirements. The procurement number is 23157-SSD-IV, and this represents Renewal 2 of the contract.
The procurement appears to have no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent organizations. Packback, Inc. claims unique market positioning as the sole commercially available provider with proprietary artificial intelligence technology utilizing Natural Language Processing. The company has previously secured sole source status with other Florida K-12 districts and higher education institutions, including Orange County Public Schools and the School District of Osceola. While specific award values are not explicitly stated, the comprehensive nature of the platform suggests a significant investment in educational technology and professional development services. The procurement is structured as a renewal, indicating an existing relationship and presumably satisfactory performance in previous contract periods. The sole source designation implies that Packback is considered the only vendor capable of providing these specific technological and consulting services for the district's writing and critical thinking educational objectives.
Opportunity text
This letter shall serve as a notification that a recommendation will be made to The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida (the "Board") to award this single or sole source procurement to the referenced vendor of the commodities and services described in Exhibit A: SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES. The description of the commodities and services intended for purchase from a single/sole source is posted in accordance with Rule 6A-1.012(12)(d), Florida Administrative Code, and will remain posted for a period of seven (7) business days. This is not a request for bids, proposals, or replies 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 bonafide 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 AND SERVICES and all relevant documents via www.myvendorlink.com. "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) 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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