Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. National Safety Commission, Inc.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (“Department”) appeals a final judgment ruling that National Safety Commission, Inc., (“NSC”) may unilaterally renew its five-year contract with the Department to print and distribute the Florida Driver’s Handbook (“Handbook”). We reverse, for we conclude the contract language does not give NSC the right to mandate renewal.

Background

In 2004, the Department issued an Invitation to Negotiate (“ITN”) soliciting competitive proposals from vendors to print and distribute the Handbook at no cost to the state. This the Department did under…