EXP2477_PUR7776_Final.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Department of Health

TITLE: PerkinElmer, Health Level Seven (7) - (HL7) Messaging Short description of the commodity or service desired: Import inbound HL7 demographic/order files and create outbound HL7 newborn screening results.

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: EXP2477

Date posted: 8/10/2022 @ 8:00am Last day for receipt of information: 8/31/2022 @ 8:00am

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 15 business days.

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

81111811 Technical support or help desk services 81111504 Application programming services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

1 year

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

Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL)

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 BPHL has a need to purchase HL7 configurations, which includes a method to consume HL7 inbound demographic order files and create HL7 outbound results messages within the existing Newborn Screening Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). These services are needed to increase electronic laboratory orders and decrease paper requests, which will increase data interoperability. In addition, it will provide a faster turnaround time for test results for birthing centers to receive results for babies that need follow-up care sooner, preventing life-threatening situations. In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the Florida Department of Health, BPHL, requests authorization to purchase, as a single source, HL7 configurations from PerkinElmer, Health Sciences, Inc.

Intended Single Source:

PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc.

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Estimated Dollar Amount:

$97,600.00

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):

• PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. developed and currently supports BPHL’s Newborn Screening LIMS.

• PerkinElmer is the only company that has the specific knowledge of the system architecture, the application design specifications, and the in-depth subject matter knowledge necessary to provide an HL7 messaging configuration, due to the proprietary nature of the LIMS.

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

Allegra Small, Purchasing Director

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.