Single Source provider for Zearn Licensed Software

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) in St. Johns County is issuing a single source procurement notice for Zearn Licensed Software and related instructional materials for fiscal year 2026-2027, with an estimated not-to-exceed value of $6,000.00. This procurement is issued pursuant to Florida Statutes 287.057(3) and 120.57(3), allowing for single source procurement rather than competitive bidding. The goods and services being procured include Zearn's Digital Lessons, Teacher Instructional Resources, Zearn School Accounts, and content recommendations, as well as printed materials such as Student Workbooks and Teacher Answer Keys, and professional development services. The commodities fall under educational or reference software (code 43232500) and early learning math and counting resources and accessories (code 60102400). The procurement notice was posted on April 28, 2026, at 4:00 PM and runs through May 19, 2026, at 4:00 PM, providing a fifteen business day advertising period during which vendors may challenge the single source determination or propose alternative capabilities. Interested parties or potential challengers must submit information to Kim Whitwam at whitwamk@fsdbk12.org within this fifteen business day window. No site visits, bidders' conferences, or formal award dates are specified in this notice.

The single source procurement is justified based on Zearn Inc.'s exclusive creation, production, and distribution of all specified instructional materials, which are available exclusively through Zearn's website (www.zearn.org), through its exclusive print partner Mimeo.com for printed materials, and directly through Zearn for professional development and school account services. The intended sole source vendor is Zearn Inc., located at P.O. Box 20, New York, NY 10116. No set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types responding to this procurement are indicated in the solicitation materials. The notice does not reference any incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requiring integration beyond the exclusive reliance on Zearn's proprietary platforms and services. The contract value is capped at $6,000.00 for the fiscal year 2026-2027. This procurement does not represent a competitive opportunity but rather a statutory notice of intent to contract with a single identified vendor, with the fifteen business day period serving as the mechanism for public transparency and potential challenge rather than competitive selection.