Single Source Provider for Reading Horizons

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is seeking to enter into a single source contract with HEC Software, Inc. dba Reading Horizons for the purchase of the company's proprietary Reading Horizons Discover and Elevate software for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The estimated not-to-exceed amount for this procurement is $6,000.00. FSDB has determined that HEC Software, Inc. is the sole source for the Reading Horizons suite of products, as they are the author, publisher, and copyright holder of the software. This is not a competitive solicitation, but rather a statutorily mandated 15-business day advertisement of the intended single source procurement. Interested parties who believe they can fulfill this procurement are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the required commodities or services within the advertising period, which ends on August 20, 2024.

There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond to this notice. HEC Software, Inc. dba Reading Horizons is the identified incumbent vendor, as they are the sole source for the required software. No existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements were specified in the notice. The $6,000.00 not-to-exceed amount represents the anticipated budget for this single source procurement.