Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. Information generated and used to determine the health of the Florida Workers' Compensation System and contribute to the production of the CompScope™ Reports that in turn are studied by the State Legislature. Intended Single Source: Workers' Compensation Research Institute Incorporated (WCRI); Justification: The WCRI is the only known entity that compiles and publishes independent data for 15 to 20 other large states that participate in the study. The stakeholders of Florida’s Workers’ Compensation System benefit from research that assists in monitoring the effects of legislation and administrative changes and from the comparison of legislative and administrative strategies of other states to better forecast necessary policy changes to ensure the stability and self-execution of the Florida Workers’ Compensation System. Additionally, research and analysis are needed to examine the changes in performance of individual state Workers’ Compensation Systems and to make interstate comparisons. The WCRI is an independent, not-for-profit research organization that historically provides information about public policy issues involving workers’ compensation. Using a proprietary database that is made up of data unique to the workers’ compensation community, the WCRI produces two CompScope™ reports that provide policymakers useful tools to conduct system evaluations. The CompScope™ Benchmarks and the CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks provide the Florida Legislature and the Division with a comprehensive picture of the Florida Workers’ Compensation System, the ability to examine the changes in performance of individual state systems, and the ability to make interstate comparisons. This single source determination was made because the WCRI is the only known organization that possesses the data sources and analytical capability to conduct these types of multi-state comparisons, and it presents its reports using a trademarked reporting system.
