Single Source provider for Foundations for Literacy Training

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is seeking a single source provider for Foundations for Literacy training for fiscal year 2025-2026, with a solicitation number SS-26-020. The procurement is specifically for a proprietary teacher training program designed exclusively for preschool and kindergarten-aged children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The training will be delivered by Dr. Stacey Tucci from Foundations for Literacy in Smyrna, GA, and focuses on implementing a specialized curriculum with targeted learning objectives including vocabulary development, narrative skills, alphabetic knowledge, phonological awareness, and reading decodable words and short connected text. Educators will be required to implement the curriculum for one hour daily throughout the school year, utilizing multi-sensory, age-appropriate integrated activities. The solicitation is open from August 13, 2025, to September 4, 2025, with a not-to-exceed budget of $5,800.00. The training methodology is supported by a national randomized control trial that demonstrated strong evidence of effectiveness with deaf and hard of hearing children.

This procurement appears to be a non-competitive, sole source acquisition with no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational respondents mentioned. The solicitation is limited to a single vendor, Dr. Stacey Tucci, who is the exclusive provider of the Foundations for Literacy training. The curriculum is described as a unique, evidence-based intervention with no alternative providers identified. While the document invites vendors to demonstrate their ability to fulfill the requirements during the fifteen-business-day advertisement period, the procurement is effectively positioned as a sole source procurement. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Kim Whitwam, the Director of Purchasing, if they believe they can meet the specific training requirements. The total procurement value is set at $5,800.00 for the fiscal year 2025-2026, covering the professional development workshop and training necessary for teachers to implement the specialized literacy curriculum.