Single Source provider for United Laboratories proprietary water treatment products

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is seeking a single source procurement for water treatment supplies and equipment exclusively produced and distributed by United Laboratories, Inc. for fiscal year 2025-2026. This non-competitive solicitation is specifically targeting United Laboratories' proprietary water treatment products, which are not available through retail channels and can only be purchased via authorized sales representatives. The procurement is advertised from June 27, 2025, at 11:30 AM to July 21, 2025, at 11:30 AM, providing a statutorily mandated fifteen-business-day period for potential vendor challenges to the single-source designation. The total estimated budget for this procurement is not-to-exceed $10,000.00, and the procurement will be conducted within Duval County, Florida. While the solicitation allows vendors to submit information about alternative suppliers, the agency retains full discretion in determining whether to proceed with the intended single-source procurement or consider alternative options.

The procurement appears to have no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises and is focused exclusively on United Laboratories, Inc. as the sole source provider. The contract is geographically limited to the state of Florida and specifically involves the Duval County jurisdiction. United Laboratories, located at 320 37th Avenue in St. Charles, Illinois, is identified as the intended source, with their justification for sole-source status being that their products are exclusively available through their authorized sales representatives. No incumbent vendors or existing technological infrastructure requirements are explicitly mentioned beyond the water treatment supplies and equipment. The procurement has a clearly defined budget ceiling of $10,000.00 for the fiscal year 2025-2026, representing a relatively modest contractual commitment for water treatment product procurement.