3150006583 SOLE SOURCE DNA COLLECTION KITS.pdf

This is a Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase issued by the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory (MSFL) for the procurement of Buccal DNA Collection Kits for convicted felons. The MSFL seeks to purchase 100 kits (consisting of 50-count cases) under Sole Source Number 3150006583. Each kit contains a Bode Buccal DNA Collector, Mississippi Outer Envelope, DNA Database Collection Card, Transport Pouch with Desiccant, Bode Kit/Collection Instructions, Ink Strip, Pair of Vinyl Gloves, Integrity Seal, and Finger Ink Strip/Alcohol Pad, with shipping and handling estimated at $700–$1,000. Objections to the sole source designation must be submitted in writing no later than Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 5:00 pm local time to Sonya Williams or Britney Wesley in the Procurement Department, 4th Floor Room 402, 1900 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, MS 39216.

The estimated total cost for the procurement is $41,300.00 at $403.00 per kit. MSFL justifies the sole source procurement on the basis that the Bode Buccal DNA Collector is a proprietary device (patent #6840911) manufactured and distributed exclusively by Bode Cellmark Forensics in the United States. The device is uniquely designed for one-step, direct buccal cell collection on untreated 100% cotton filter paper and has been validated for forensic DNA identification applications. The collector is manufactured under cGMP conditions in an FDA-registered facility, is E-beam processed, and is certified free of human DNA, DNase, and RNase. MSFL indicates that bulk purchasing has resulted in a discounted rate and that all options to obtain competitive pricing have been exhausted. If MSFL determines following review of objections that alternative sources exist, the procurement will be converted to a competitive bid process; otherwise, MSFL will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board to support the sole source justification.