Information Technology Platform Solution

The Florida Department of Health is pursuing a single-source award for a software maintenance and support contract under solicitation EXP2686-AD, with a response deadline of August 11, 2026. The procurement is justified under Florida Administrative Code Chapter 60A-1.045 due to NLP Logix’s exclusive ownership and operational knowledge of the legacy system integrating the Florida Poison Information Center Network with ESSENCE-FL, making them the only entity capable of maintaining and modernizing the existing NPDS Uploader platform. The sole deliverable is the transition from a legacy data upload method to a secure XML-based system, incorporating new data elements and the ExpLab table, with configurable parameters for transfer timing, server IP addresses, communication protocols, and encrypted authentication. The contract value is fixed at $48,000 with no defined period of performance, options, or line-item structure, and performance is limited to the state of Florida. All submissions must be delivered in physical paper format to designated Tallahassee locations, as electronic submissions are prohibited, and no evaluation factors, formal inspection criteria, or standard FAR clauses are included in the documentation. Oversight is coordinated through Israel Campbell in the Bureau of Epidemiology, with administrative support from Allegra Small in the Bureau of Procurement and Contract Administration, though no formal COR, COTR, or PCO roles are assigned. No packaging, security clearances, key personnel requirements, or contractual options are specified, and the acquisition relies entirely on the vendor’s unique proprietary access rather than competitive assessment.