Performance and/or Design Requirements:

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) desires the acquisition and implementation of download, instant access, and streaming digital materials, licensing, and services integrated with the school library’s ILS system to lend audiobooks, eBooks, digital textbooks, streaming video, and other digital content via the school’s e-library. Estimated Dollar Amount not to exceed: $34,999.99. Intended source:

OverDrive, Inc.

One OverDrive Way

Cleveland, Ohio 44125

216.573.6886

Justification for single source acquisition:

OverDrive provides a series of services and digital content materials that enable schools and districts to lend popular audiobooks, eBooks, digital textbooks, streaming video and other digital content via the school’s library website uniquely available only from OverDrive as a sole source provider, offering a system that combines: A customized website service for download, instant access and streaming digital materials integrated with the school library’s ILS system for real-time student authentication; OverDrive uniquely offers a Local Content portal for schools, providing the ability to upload locally-produced and self-published digital content into the platform for lending to their students; OverDrive is the only digital library vendor selling high quality fixed format and read-along ePUB3 content from top trade houses; OverDrive platform features that provide instant access to eBook, video and audio formats, including browser-based reading with OverDrive Read, streaming access for video format, and browser-based listening with OverDrive Listen, all allowing for ease of use with no software installation or device activation required; OverDrive is the only digital library lending provider that offers downloads in the Kindle format and compatibility with all generations of the Amazon Kindle, the most popular and widely used eReading device on the market; OverDrive’s proprietary browser-based formats are the industry’s only browser-based formats that are able cache the content for offline usage and does not require active internet connection to read/listen to the digital content; OverDrive APIs, available via the OverDrive Developer Portal, allow for integration of digital content with library discovery tools; Control for the library to set digital book lending policies and manage access and usage of materials; Download eBooks capable of operating on portable devices such as iPads, Chromebooks, Nooks, Windows Mobile, as well as all generations of Amazon Kindle (exclusive to OverDrive); OverDrive apps for Windows and MACs, a single integrated desktop client software application for use of download audiobooks, and video, and a top-rated free mobile app (OverDrive) for nearly all devices; Download audiobooks and music with accessibility features for the blind and visually impaired; OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks compatible with MAC/OS, iPods and other Apple devices.

Approved by: Corbet Owens

Primary Contact: Please submit all questions by e-mail to: Chuck Meyers, Contract Administrator meyersc@fsdbk12.org or Susan Bright, Director of Purchasing, brights@fsdbk12.org.

This notice is neither a request for quote nor a solicitation of offers. This is the statutorily mandated seven business day advertisement of an intended single source procurement. The Agency believes this is a single source procurement; however, vendors that feel they can fulfill this procurement should provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described within the seven business day advertising period by contacting the listed Primary Contact. A determination by the Agency not to complete this procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in §120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to file a bond or other security within the time allowed for filing a bond, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.

Questions submitted to FSDB shall not constitute formal protest. Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in §120.57(3), FS.

 

 
Please direct all questions to:
Charles Meyers
Phone: (904) 827-2294
FAX: (904) 827-2357
 
207 N. San Marco Avenue
St. Augustine FL, 32084
 
Email: meyersc@fsdbk12.org
 
Any person with a disability requiring special accommodations at the pre-solicitation conference and/or bid/proposal opening shall contact purchasing at the phone number above at least five (5) working days prior to the event. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact this office by using the Florida Relay Services which can be reached at 1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD).
 
The Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids or accept minor irregularities in the best interest of the State of Florida.
 
Certified Business Enterprises are encouraged to participate in the solicitation process.
 

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