Sarasota County Opengov #2026-ISS-861

Sarasota County sole-source notice for Playaway Interactive Launchpad Quest

Sarasota County is considering a sole-source purchase of Playaway’s Interactive Launchpad Quest, an interactive touchscreen learning hub. - Government buyer: Sarasota County, Office of Financial Management; contact named in the notice: Brittany Gibson. - Requested product: Interactive Launchpad Quest (also referenced as Launchpad Quest), a self-contained interactive touchscreen learning hub. No quantity, part number, or detailed technical specifications are provided. - OEM and supplier: Playaway Products LLC is identified as the exclusive creator and manufacturer of the product and the sole-source supplier. Responding vendors must be authorized by Playaway Products LLC to sell to the County. - Sole-source response: The County invites vendors that can provide the same or a substantially similar product to submit supporting information. It may pursue a competitive solicitation if it determines another source can meet the requirement. - Other Playaway products mentioned in supporting material: Wonderbook read-along, Launchpad tablet, and WhaZoodle! speaker sidekick. These are catalog offerings, not separately specified purchases in the notice. - Playaway services mentioned in supporting material: Customizable Standing Order Plans and Custom Order Plans, including advance pre-orders, circulation tools, and patron marketing materials. No service purchase is specified in the notice.

Description

Sarasota County intends to award a sole-source procurement to Playaway Products LLC for the Interactive Launchpad Quest. The County may cancel the sole-source procurement and issue a competitive solicitation if respondents demonstrate they can supply the same or substantially similar products or services. Respondents must be authorized by Playaway Products LLC to sell these products or services to the County. Vendors believing they can provide the described product should submit the completed Intent to Sole Source Response form through the solicitation’s “place offer” function by the response deadline.

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