Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc (ESRI)

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services intends to enter into a single source agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) to procure application server software under NAICS code 43232701, specifically for annual software maintenance, technical support, updates, and training for its licensed ESRI products including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Portal, and ArcGIS Online. This procurement is justified due to ESRI’s exclusive proprietary rights to the ArcGIS software source code, which limits the availability of equivalent solutions from other vendors, thereby satisfying statutory requirements for sole source acquisition under Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes. The contract has an estimated value of up to $400,000, with a specific line item valued at $131,775 for the initial one-year term, and performance is limited to the state of Florida. The primary requesting office is the Office of Agriculture Technology Services, with oversight from multiple departments across the agency including the Division of Plant Industry, Food Safety, Aquaculture, and Agricultural Water Policy to fulfill statutory responsibilities under 570, F.S. related to mapping, data analysis, and information sharing. The procurement notice, issued under solicitation number SS 26 27 07 and posted on May 28, 2026, serves as a 15-business-day public advertisement in compliance with Florida Administrative Code Rule 60A-1.045 and state procurement statutes, inviting prospective vendors to submit information demonstrating their capacity to provide the same commodities or services should they believe they are capable of doing so. Responses must be submitted by June 18, 2026, to Brittany Harvey at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399, via phone at (850) 617-7181 or email at procurement@fdacs.gov. No formal competitive evaluation factors, inspection procedures, packaging requirements, or detailed payment terms are specified in the notice, as this is a pre-award notice of intent rather than a solicitation for proposals. The agreement, once executed, will ensure the continued operability, cybersecurity patching, and reliability of the department’s geographic information systems infrastructure critical to statewide agricultural and environmental operations