Re: Intent to Award a Competitively Solicited Contract for HVAC Control Upgrades for Wartmann Hall

<p>NOTE: THIS IS NOT A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR BIDS. IT IS A "NOTICE OF AGENCY DECISION FOR THE INTENT TO AWARD A COMPETITIVELY SOLICITED CONTRACT" WHICH IS POSTED PURSUANT TO §120.57(3), F.S. AND CHAPTER 60A-1.021, F.A.C. BE SURE TO READ THE ENTIRE ADVERTISEMENT BEFORE CONTACTING THE AGENCY WITH BID RELATED QUESTIONS.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind hereby announces its decision to award a contract for the products/services described in the specifications promulgated in the subject Competitive Solicitation to&nbsp;<strong>EASI SERVICES INC</strong> which is ranked the highest and has therefore been selected for a contract award. The rankings were as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ol><li><strong>EASI Services Inc. with a score of 77</strong></li><li>W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc. with a score of 54</li><li>MSI Certified Control Systems with a score of 52</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The following vendors submitted bids that were disqualified:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Honeywell International Inc. – Incomplete Appendix A</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>* In accordance with Section 5.3.5 of the Solicitation Document, FSDB reserves the right to select one or more Vendors for the services encompassed by this solicitation, to divide the work among Vendors, request additional or revised detailed written proposals, request&nbsp; best and final offers, and award contracts for less than the entire service area or less than all services encompassed by this solicitation.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Elizabeth Nimitz by e-mail&nbsp;</strong><a href="mailto:nimitze@fsdbk12.org"><strong>nimitze@fsdbk12.org</strong></a><strong>AND Kim Whitwam by e-mail&nbsp;</strong><a href="mailto:brights@fsdbk12.org"><strong>whitwamk@fsdbk12.org</strong></a></p><p>207 San Marco Avenue</p><p>St. Augustine, FL 32084</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Phone calls are not accepted for Competitive Solicitation inquires.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Protests and Disputes:&nbsp; <strong>Questions submitted to FSDB shall not constitute formal protest.&nbsp;</strong>A notice of protest must be submitted to Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in writing within 72 hours of the Notification of Intent to Award. A formal written protest must be submitted within ten (10) days after the date the notice of protest is filed. The formal written protest must fully identify facts resulting in the contested issues. The protest procedure shall be governed by Florida Statutes §120.57(3) and may require the payment of a Protest Bond IAW §28-110-005, F.S. Any person who is adversely affected by the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind’s decision concerning a procurement solicitation or contract award and who wants to protest such decision shall file a protest in compliance with §120.57(3), FS.<strong> Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), F.S., or failure to post the bond or other security required by law within the time allowed for filing a bond shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, F.S.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p>