Placer.AI Civic Letter – Sole Source
Notice of Intended Sole Source Purchase
Pursuant to section 287.057(3)(c), Florida Statutes, commodities or contractual services available only from a single source may be excepted from the competitive-solicitation requirements. The City of Madeira Beach is seeking to procure location intelligence and market analytics software from Placer Labs, Inc. (Placer.ai) as a sole-source provider.
Placer.ai is the only platform that offers proprietary, anonymized mobility data derived from over 20 million monthly users, combined with AI-driven normalization and real-time insights on visitation, dwell time, trade areas, and pedestrian movement. Its exclusive civic-focused reporting capabilities—such as event impact analysis, retail leakage, and economic development forecasting—provide the City with data-driven tools to enhance business support, guide infrastructure investment, and improve visitor experiences across Madeira Beach.
In accordance with section 287.057(3)(c), Florida Statutes, this notice is posted for a period of seven (7) business days to allow prospective vendors to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described above. Interested parties may submit relevant information demonstrating their capability to provide equivalent services to the City of Madeira Beach within this posting period.