Single Source provider for McGraw Hill proprietary educational materials & software

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB), located in St. Johns County, Florida, is issuing a single source procurement notice for McGraw Hill proprietary educational materials and software. This procurement is not a competitive solicitation but rather a notice of intended decision to enter into a single source contract pursuant to Florida Statutes 287.057(3), 120.57(3), and Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C. FSDB seeks Florida language arts curriculum materials for grades 6-8 published by McGraw Hill for the fiscal period spanning FY 2026-2031. The specific deliverables include complete program materials published under the McGraw-Hill label, with particular emphasis on Florida StudySync materials for which McGraw Hill LLC maintains exclusive rights as the sole source provider. The procurement was posted on April 2, 2026, and will remain open through April 23, 2026, at 4:00 PM, providing the statutorily mandated fifteen business day advertisement period. Vendors believing they possess the capability to fulfill this procurement or that alternative sources exist for the described materials should submit information regarding their capability to Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, at whitwamk@fsdbk12.org during the advertising period. FSDB retains sole discretion to determine whether to complete this procurement or conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received during the advertisement period.

The justification for this single source acquisition is based on McGraw Hill LLC's exclusive status as the sole authorized publisher and distributor of McGraw Hill-labeled educational materials and Florida StudySync curriculum, for which no alternative source exists in the marketplace. The procurement covers commodity classifications including educational or reference software, educational or vocational textbooks, and electronic educational or vocational textbooks. The intended source vendor is McGraw Hill LLC, located at 8787 Orion Place, Columbus, Ohio 43240. No specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are detailed in the procurement notice. The estimated not-to-exceed dollar amount for this five-year procurement is $16,000.00, representing the total budgeted value through the FY 2026-2031 period.