FILED AGERCY GLE RIMENT OF EDUCATION Hay 15 AH S& DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’’” © CTB/McGRAW-HILL LLC, TALL Petitioner, vs. Agency Case No: DOE-2012-2499 DOAH Case No.: 12-001544BID DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Respondent. and NCS PEARSON, INC, Intervenor. FINAL ORDER DISMISSING PROTEST Upon the filing of CTB’s Notice of Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice in this cause on May 14, 2012, Administrative Law Judge William F. Quattlebaum, entered an Order Relinquishing Jurisdiction and Closing File on May 14, 2012. The Department hereby awards the contract for Invitation to Negotiate 2012-48 to NCS Pearson, Inc., and shall notify Respondents to the procurement accordingly. The Formal Written Protest and Petition for Administrative Hearing in this matter is hereby dismissed, and the protest bond shall be released. Filed May 15, 2012 11:30 AM Division of Administrative Hearings DISPOSITION WHEREFORE, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED, that the Department awards the contract for Invitation to Negotiate 2012-48 to NCS Pearson, inc., and the Formal Written Protest and Petition for Administrative Hearing is dismissed. DONE AND ORDERED this list day of May, 2012, in Tallahassee, Florida. Caer Ace (be {ue GERARD ROBINSON Commissioner of Education COPIES FURNISHED TO: Clerk William F. Quattlebaum Division of Administrative Hearings Administrative Law Judge The DeSoto Building Division of Administrative Hearings 1230 Apalachee Parkway The DeSoto Building Tallahassee, FL 32399 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, FL 32399-3060 Cynthia S. Tunnicliff Brian A. Newman Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A. 215 South Monroe Street, 2" Floor Tallahassee, Florida 32303 (850) 222-3533 cynthia@penningtonlaw.com brian@penningtonlaw.com Karen D, Walker Mia L. McKnown Holland & Knight LLP 315 South Calhoun Street Suite 600 Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (850) 224-7000 karen.walker@hkiaw.com mia.mcknown@hklaw.com NOTICE OF RIGHTS Any party to this proceeding has the right to seek judicial review of this Order under Section 120.68, Florida Statutes, by the filing of a notice of appeal under Rules 9.110 and 9.190, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, with the Agency Clerk and by filing a copy of the notice of appeal accompanied by the applicable filing fees with the appropriate district court of appeal. The notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after this order is filed with the clerk of the Department. Failure to make a timely appeal will result in waiver of the right of judicial review in this matter. CERTIFICATE OF THE AGENCY CLERK | HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy has been furnished via U.S. Mail to the below, this IS day of sanvary, 2012. Cynthia S. Tunnicliff Karen D. Walker Brian A. Newman Mia L. McKnown Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Holland and Knight Dunbar, P.A. 315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 600 215 South Monroe Street, 2™ Floor Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Tallahassee, Florida 32303 (850) 224-7000 (850) 222-3533 N BO Agency Clerk

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