Web Based Title Services and Title Plant Access for District Five

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Five is conducting a single-source procurement for web-based title services and title plant access. FDOT District Five is responsible for creating title searches for all projects within the district, which covers 9 counties. The Department requires a comprehensive web-based search program to save drive time to courthouses and research time. FDOT plans to award a 3-year contract to Attorney's Title Fund Services as the single source provider. Vendor information must be received by 5:00 PM EST on February 6, 2024, and a public meeting of the Selection Committee to determine the intended award will be held on February 12, 2024. FDOT justifies the single-source award based on Attorney's Title Fund Services' ability to provide the most cost and time-effective search products, as well as valuable and essential services not offered by other title search companies, such as access to title plants, underwriting guides, newsletters, and educational seminars.

This opportunity is limited to a single-source vendor, Attorney's Title Fund Services, as FDOT has determined that the required goods and services are only available from this provider. The estimated dollar amount for this procurement is $58,000. FDOT compared Attorney's Title Fund Services to the next most similar provider, First American, and found their services to be less comprehensive and more costly.