IDEXX Water Testing Sole Source

IDEXX Distribution, Inc. has been awarded a sole source contract by the State of Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of Disease Control, for the provision of water microbiology testing supplies and reagents. The contract, identified as Open Market Sole Source Procurements 26-482DPH-OFCDI-P-95823, carries a total value of $216,689.02 and extends for a two-year term from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028. The supplies are designated for use by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Laboratories to support regulatory and public health water testing operations statewide.

The contract encompasses a comprehensive suite of United States Environmental Protection Agency-approved and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recognized testing materials, including Legiolert reagents for Legionella detection, Colilert and Colilert-18 reagents for coliform and E. coli detection, Quanti-Tray disposable testing trays, filtration vessels with sampling components, pretreatment chemicals, and quality control materials. Specific quantities include ten units of Legiolert 100 milliliter test kits, seventy units each of gamma-irradiated Colilert-18 and Colilert products, one hundred twenty units of Quanti-Tray disposables, and various vessel components totaling one hundred eighty units. The sole source justification is predicated upon IDEXX's status as the exclusive manufacturer and authorized supplier of these proprietary products required for Environmental Protection Agency method compliance and existing laboratory instrumentation compatibility, with no approved substitute products or vendors available that meet federal validation standards.