Single Source provider for MIND Education proprietary software

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is soliciting a single source renewal license purchase for ST Math Academy software from MIND Education for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This procurement, posted on May 14, 2026, involves educational mathematics software and curriculum materials specifically for ST Math K-8 and ST Math Early Learning programs designed for Pre-Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten students. The deliverables consist of proprietary mathematics software programs and associated curriculum materials that support K-8 mathematics instruction and early learning mathematics education. FSDB has justified this single source procurement based on MIND Education's status as the sole authorized seller and exclusive publisher of these specific curriculum products. The advertisement period runs from May 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM through June 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM, providing the statutorily mandated fifteen business day notification period during which vendors believing they can fulfill this procurement may submit information regarding their capability to supply the commodities. Inquiries regarding this procurement should be directed to Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, at whitwamk@fsdk12.org. The procurement is not subject to competitive bidding; however, FSDB retains discretion to decline completing the purchase or elect to conduct a competitive procurement if deemed appropriate based on responses received during the advertising period.

No set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions are noted in this procurement documentation. The intended source is MIND Research Institute, located at 5281 California Avenue, Suite 300, Irvine, California 92617, which is identified as the sole source and publisher of the required curriculum products. The single source designation is based on the proprietary nature of ST Math K-8 and ST Math Early Learning materials, which are exclusively available through MIND Education, creating an inherent sole source condition that precludes competition. The estimated contract value does not exceed $5,000.00, representing a relatively modest procurement for software renewal licenses. This procurement is conducted pursuant to Florida Statutes 287.057(3) and 120.57(3), which authorize single source procurements under specified circumstances. As this represents a renewal of existing software licenses, FSDB is presumably the incumbent user of these materials, though no formal incumbent contractor designation is explicitly stated in the documentation.