Single Source provider for BrainPop Proprietary Educational Technology Licensing

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is seeking to procure a three-year licensing agreement from BrainPop LLC for its suite of proprietary educational technology platforms, including BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., BrainPOP Español, BrainPOP ELL, BrainPOP Français, and BrainPOP Science, covering fiscal years 2026 through 2029. The license grants access to over 1,000 animated instructional videos, interactive quizzes, and supplemental learning materials aligned with state educational standards across science, social studies, English, mathematics, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music, designed to enhance student engagement and support educator effectiveness for K–12 students. The acquisition is justified as a sole-source procurement because BrainPop LLC holds exclusive copyrights, trademarks, and marketing rights to these products in the United States, with no commercially available alternatives offering the same functionality, content alignment, or proprietary features. The estimated contract value is $15,700, with no line-item breakdowns or option periods, and the contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price arrangement due to the fixed pricing set by the sole vendor. The procurement is conducted under Solicitation SS-27-039, posted on August 4, 2026, with responses due by August 25, 2026, and is managed by Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, who serves as the primary point of contact via email. The place of performance is in Florida, where the digital platform will be accessed by students and staff, with no physical delivery or packaging requirements due to the software-only nature of the product. No formal contract clauses, evaluation factors, inspection criteria, or special requirements were included in the documentation because the acquisition is based on statutory sole-source authority under Florida law and does not involve competitive bidding. Payment details, accounting codes, invoicing methods, and contract administration roles such as COR or COTR are not specified, though the agency’s procurement office will oversee fulfillment. BrainPop LLC’s unique ownership of the intellectual property and the absence of substitute products form the sole basis for award, eliminating the need for proposal submissions, vendor evaluations, or certification disclosures typically required in competitive procurements.