Soingle Source Provider for Educational Apple Products
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS-10071
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
Opportunity details come from vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is issuing a notice of intended single source procurement for Apple products, including computers, operating software, and related services, for fiscal year 2024-2025. The estimated not-to-exceed dollar amount for this procurement is $125,000. FSDB has determined that Apple, Inc. is the sole source provider of these products and services for private and public K-12 education institutions in the United States. The justification provided is that Apple, Inc. is the only source of Apple products, including services, customized products, hardware, and software, for these institutions, and will continue to have a direct sales and purchasing relationship with them. The notice is posted for a fifteen business day advertisement period, during which vendors who believe they can fulfill this procurement should provide information regarding their ability to supply the required commodities or services.
This procurement is not a competitive solicitation or request for bids, but rather a notice of intended decision to enter into a single source contract. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent vendor is Apple, Inc., as they are the sole source provider of the required Apple products and services. The procurement does not mention any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration, nor does it provide any information on possible award values or budget ranges beyond the estimated not-to-exceed amount of $125,000.
Opportunity text
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR BIDS. IT IS A "NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION TO ENTER INTO A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT" WHICH IS POSTED PURSUANT TO §287.057(3), F.S. §120.57(3), F.S., AND RULE 60A-1.045, F.A.C. BE SURE TO READ THE ENTIRE ADVERTISEMENT BEFORE CONTACTING THE AGENCY WITH BID RELATED QUESTIONS.
Performance and/or Design Requirements:
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is in need of Apple Products for FY 2024-2025
Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $125,000.00 Intended source:
Apple, Inc.
12545 Riata Vista Circle, MS-183-ED
Austin, TX 78727
Justification for single source acquisition:
Apple, Inc., is the sole source provider of Apple Products for private and public K-12 education institutions in the United States.
"Apple Products" refers to Services, CTO Products, hardware and software products manufactured, distributed or licensed under and Apple-owned or licensed brand name that an Apple customer has paid to acquire or has properly licensed from Apple for its own use. "Services" means collectively, the standard, price-listed services, support, and/or training products sold under the Apple brand name. "CTO Products" means Products that Apple modifies from its standard configurations and that are available to an Apple customer only by special order.
The only source of Apple Products for private or public K-12 education institutions is Apple, Inc. Apple will continue to have a direct sales and purchasing relationship with K-12 education institutions and will continue to be the sole source for all of the Apple Products sold to K-12 education institutions.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2-Apple SS-25-039.docx | DOCX document |
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