Single Source 2024SS015 (SS-12598) with Thermo Electron North America, LLC for maintenance…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded a single-source maintenance and repair contract to Thermo Electron North America, LLC for analytical laboratory instrumentation under contract number C76575, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The contract value totals $64,606.00, payable in quarterly arrears installments of $16,151.50. This Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) service agreement ensures that critical laboratory equipment remains operational to support the department's environmental protection mission, with the contracting organization determining that OEM-certified repair and maintenance services are necessary and that no other vendors are authorized to provide equivalent certified services for the specified equipment.

The contract encompasses maintenance and support coverage for nine pieces of analytical instrumentation across two primary analytical platforms. Coverage includes two Autosamplers (Advanced Parallel) units under the Unity Essential Support Plan totaling $6,560.00 annually; a Detector Compartment with Dual Temperature capability, Dual Pump for Analytical Isocratic applications, and supplementary components (Eluent Generator and two Conductivity Detectors) under the Unity Essential Support Plan and IC Options coverage totaling $15,138.00 annually; and two iCAP Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) spectrometers under the Essential Plan for ICP/MS with combined annual coverage of $42,408.00. All services are provided on a quarterly payment schedule invoiced in arrears without additional fees.