TIBCO

This state and local contracting opportunity is a single-source procurement by the Florida Department of Education, Division of Technology and Innovation, for maintenance and support services for the TIBCO Managed File Transfer-Secure File Transfer Protocol (TIBCO MFT SFTP) software. The Department requires these services to continue its operations, as the TIBCO MFT SFTP software is necessary for secure file transfers between the Department and various organizations. TIBCO Software, Inc. is the sole proprietor of this software and the intended single source for the requested services, which include a 3-year software maintenance and support contract with an estimated value of $270,000 ($90,000 per year). Interested parties should review the attached Description of Intended Single Source Purchase (PUR 7776) document and, if able to provide the described services, email the contact person by 10:00 A.M. on June 30, 2023, as this advertisement will close on that date.

This procurement is restricted to TIBCO Software, Inc. as the sole provider of the required TIBCO MFT SFTP software. There are no set-aside designations or other restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The Department has determined that the commodities or contractual services are available only from TIBCO Software, Inc., and that this single-source acquisition is justified based on the necessity of the TIBCO MFT SFTP software for the Department's secure file transfer operations.