Single Source Provider for NTID SIgn Langauge Assessment and Resource Center

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is seeking a single source provider for Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLIP:ASL) evaluator training for fiscal year 2024-2025. The procurement is specifically targeting the NTID Sign Language Assessment and Resource Center located at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. The primary objective is to obtain comprehensive evaluator training and program oversight for Sign Language Proficiency Interview: American Sign Language assessment teams. This training is exclusively provided by the National SLIPI:ASL Leadership Board, which is the sole entity authorized to conduct these specialized workshops for schools serving deaf and hard of hearing students. The procurement is open for vendor responses from November 4, 2024, to November 26, 2024, with interested parties directed to contact Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, during this period. The training will encompass ASL assessment methodologies, evaluator techniques, and program oversight standards specific to educational institutions serving deaf populations.

This procurement is a sole source acquisition with no competitive bidding process, as the NTID Sign Language Assessment and Resource Center is determined to be the exclusive provider of this specialized training in the state of Florida. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations are mentioned in the documentation. The estimated budget for this procurement is not to exceed $12,000, covering the entire fiscal year 2024-2025 training requirements. The contract will be administered through St. Johns County, with the procurement focused exclusively on the National Technical Institute for the Deaf's assessment program. No incumbent vendors or alternative providers are identified, and the procurement emphasizes the unique, non-competitive nature of the SLIP:ASL evaluator training. The documentation explicitly states that no other ASL assessment evaluator program or workshop exists that can serve the same purpose in Florida, further justifying the single source selection.