Addendum_10.pdf

This Addendum 10 is issued by Brevard County Purchasing Services on behalf of the County's Medical Examiner's Office for RFQ #7-26-07 regarding Histology Lab Services. The addendum extends the qualification opening date to July 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The solicitation seeks a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive histology laboratory services for postmortem biological specimen analysis, including tissue embedding, cutting, staining, and analysis services with routine hematoxylin and eosin stains and specialized stains such as acid-fast bacilli, fungi, Gram stain, Wright-Giemsa stain, reticulum stain, and Masson's trichrome stain. Completed histological reports must be submitted within four working days of specimen receipt, with examination beginning within forty-eight hours. The contractor must deliver stained slides via courier, maintain chain of custody documentation, and provide availability for expert consultation and court testimony. The original question deadline was March 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM, with sealed proposals due April 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM, submitted to Brevard County Purchasing Services at 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Building C, 3rd Floor, Suite C-303, Viera, Florida 32940, requiring three hard copies and one electronic copy on a USB flash drive. The resulting contract shall be effective for five years from the date of award.

Required qualifications include Florida state certification, College of American Pathologists accreditation for both clinical and microbiology laboratory services, active participation in a proficiency testing program, and professional personnel holding certifications such as HT(ASCP) or HTL(ASCP). The contractor must maintain minimum insurance coverage of $1,000,000 general liability, $1,000,000 professional liability, $2,000,000 auto liability, and $5,000,000 cyber liability, along with workers' compensation as required by Florida law. Evaluation criteria, totaling 100 points, will assess organizational profile, operations description, facilities, related experience, and certifications/accreditations. No specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed; contractors must submit proposals with their proposed pricing, which shall remain firm for ninety days from proposal opening. The RFQ does not specify set-aside designations, and no incumbent vendor or current contractor is identified. Pricing adjustments are permitted only after twelve months upon written justification submitted to the Purchasing Manager. The contractor must establish and maintain a proficiency testing program, provide specimen kits, store paraffin blocks at appropriate temperatures for up to three months, and maintain accession records and quality control data for five years post-contract termination.