PUR 7778 Highlights Early Learning

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION
TO ENTER INTO A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT
(PUR 7778)
This Notice of Intended Decision to Enter into a Single Source Contract is posted in accordance
with Rule 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 287.057(3), Florida Statutes.
AGENCY: Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County
TITLE: Highlights Early Learning
Short description of the commodity or service desired: Family Engagement Kindness Kits and
Evergreen Magazines.
CONTACT
Name: Carmen Garcia
Address: 1950 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, 2nd Floor
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Telephone: 321-219-6300
Email: cgarcia@elcosceola.org
Internal tracking number, if any: N/A
DMS Single Source number, if applicable: N/A
Date posted: 5/8/26 Time posted: 12:00PM
Commodity or Contractual Service (commodity or United Nation Standard Products and
Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):
Family Engagement Kindness kits, and Highlights evergreen magazines
The Kindness Connections Bundle features:
* a play-based enrichment kit that teachessocial-emo4onal skillsto children ages 3-5
* family engagement resources
* four (4) hardcover books intended to be used asread-alouds and exemplars of kindness
The Kindness Connections Bundle family engagement components are designed to be distributed
to
parents and families and can be replenished for subsequent years with Kindness Connections
Replenishment Packs.
Evergreen High Five magazine with custom cover wrap supplies:
* content created exclusively by Highlightsfor Children for 2-6-year-olds
* craDs and healthy snack recipes, games, and puzzles
* family and community engagement features
* early literacy features suppor4ng the kindness ideals outlined in related resources
Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):
Impact Department
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Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Performance and/or Design Requirements (intended use, function or application, compatibility,
requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, as appropriate):
The intended use of the Highlights Evergreen magazines and family engagement kits are to work
with both the community and families to provide social emotional learning support through
intentional materials. The function of the evergreen materials is to provide early learning
educational materials to LearnHubs, non-conventional family spaces like doctors offices, the
Osceola Chamber and community partners. The parent engagement kits will be used for projects
with the City of Kissimmee (The Haven on the Vine project specifically) and for specialized
training for families.
Intended Single Source:
Highlights Early Learning
Price:
26,459.00
Justification for Single Source Purchase (what is necessary and unique about the commodity,
contractual service, or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as
appropriate):
The Highlights magazines are a unique and solely created through Highlights Early Learning
Company. These magazines are not available through any other distributor. The product is
unique as it has ELC customized designs and are talored to fit the needs of Osceola families. In
addition, the family engagement kits are a customized kit that includes materials that only
Highlights Early Learning creates. It cannot be replicated as they own the copywrites to the
materials in question. While searching for similar products, we were not able to come up with
any other combination as unique and customized as these.
Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information
systems, budget, purchasing):
William Hennessy, Chief Impact Officer
Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 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. Protests may be filed
with the agency by:
Mail: 1950 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, 2nd Floor, Kissimmee, FL 34744
Email: cgarcia@elcosceola.org
Fax: N/A
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Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.