EXP2446_PUR7776 Final.pdf

PUR 7776 (Eff. 03/2016) Page 1 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Department of Health, Palm Beach County Health Department

TITLE: Roche Diagnostics HIV-1 RNA Reagent Kits Short description of the commodity or service desired: Reagent Kits and Consumables for HIV-1 RNA Viral Load testing.

CONTACT

Name: Sonja German-Jones Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee FL 32399 Telephone: (850) 245-4199 Email: Sonja.german@flhealth.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: EXP2446

Date posted: 4/1/22 @ 2:15pm Last day for receipt of information: 4/22/22 @ 2:15pm

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes and will remain posted for a period of at least 7 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

12161500: Indicators and Reagents

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

1 year

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Department of Health, Palm Beach County Health Department Laboratory

Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements;

reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc., as appropriate):

The Department of Health’s, Palm Beach County Health Department has the need to purchase Comprehensive Biochemical Analyzer System (COBAS) Ampliprep-Taqman system reagent kits and supplies, which are used to perform HIV-1 RNA Viral Load testing. In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the Florida Department of Health, Palm Beach County Health Department, requests authorization to purchase, as a sole source, HIV-1 RNA testing reagent kits and supplies (listed below), from Roche Diagnostics.

• 05212308190 COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan® HIV-1 Test v2.0

• 03587797190 System Wash Reagent

• 03137040001 Input Tubes with Barcode Clips 03287343001 K-tips

• 03755525001 SPUs

• 03137082001 K-tubes, rack

Intended Single Source:

Roche Diagnostics Corporation mailto:Sonja.german@flhealth.gov

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Estimated Dollar Amount:

$180,000.00

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

• The COBAS Ampliprep-Taqman system is existing equipment owned by the Palm Beach County Health Department. There are no other reagents and supplies that can be used on the system for the required testing.

• Roche Diagnostics is the sole manufacturer and supplier of the COBAS Ampliprep-Taqman HIV-1 RNA testing reagents and supplies.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Samantha Washington Chief, Bureau of General Services

Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall: provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in s.120.57(3), FS.