Year one - maintenance agreement for qiagen EZ1 and 6 more items

The State of Nebraska awarded a five-year preventative maintenance contract to QIAGEN INC, a Valencia, California-based vendor, under Contract Number 115843 O4. The Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, is the contracting organization. The contract was executed on September 8, 2026, and runs through September 7, 2031, with a total contract value of $71,170.00. The maintenance agreement was procured as a sole source exception due to QIAGEN's proprietary software and exclusive ability to service the specified instrumentation, which is critical to the laboratory's International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 accreditation.

The services delivered under this contract include preventative maintenance and technical support for two QIAGEN EZ2 Connect Genetic Analyzers utilized by the Nebraska State Patrol DNA Laboratory. The annual maintenance cost is $14,234.00 per instrument. Service deliverables encompass technical support during standard business hours and 24/7 online support, one planned maintenance visit annually per contract year, one annual on-site or regional repair center repair service, parts and labor coverage for repairs under normal use conditions, software updates, and a 10 percent discount on additional repair services and spare parts. Payment terms require Net 30 Days from invoice date, with annual billing. Funding is provided entirely through state general funds.