EXP2538 PUR7776 Qiagen Final.pdf

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 1 of 3 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

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 (F.S.), 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 (NSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

41113600 Electrical Measuring and testing equipment and accessories.

41113000 Chemical evaluation instrument and supplies.

41115800 Instrument analyzer and accessories and supplies

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

3 instruments (QIAgility HEPA/UV SYS-FUL-1, QIAgility HEPA/UV SYS-FUL-1, QIAcuity Four PLT-FUL-1)

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

Division of Disease Control and Health Protection (DCHP), 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 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL) has the need to purchase the QIAGEN QIAgility and QIAcuity Four which will be used to perform testing with automation on wastewater samples for the surveillance of infectious agents. These instruments will

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health

TITLE: QIAGEN instruments Short description of the commodity or services desired: QIAgility and QIAcuity instrument systems

CONTACT

Name: Bill Zimmerman Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32399 Telephone: (850) 617-5894 Email: bill.zimmerman@flhealth.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: EXP2538

Date posted: 12/8/2023 Last day for receipt of information: 1/5/2024 mailto:bill.zimmerman@flhealth.gov

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 3 support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) which tracks the presence of infectious agents in wastewater to identify outbreak trends early, directs prevention efforts to where they are most needed, and provides additional insight into disease spread that complements other public health surveillance data.

In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the Florida Department of Health, BPHL, requests authorization to purchase, as a single source, the QIAgility and QIAcuity Four from QIAGEN.

Intended Single Source:

QIAGEN

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$201,453.02.

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

• The QIAcuity is a digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) instrument that uses a unique nanoplate microfluidic technology to perform fully automated nucleic acid absolute quantification. The NWSS program requires using a quantitative PCR method. The laboratory currently has a QIAcuity instrument for NWSS, but the additional instrument is needed to expand laboratory capacity and provide redundancy when one instrument is inoperable due to maintenance and repair. By having the same instrument, the laboratory will not need to expend additional staff time and alternative instrument supplies to maintain two separate systems.

• The QIAgility is a compact benchtop instrument that enables rapid, high-precision PCR setup. It is unique in that almost all tube and plate formats are supported, the single-channel pipet can process up to 96 samples in 17 minutes, and it is a compact instrument with a very small footprint. This instrument is also part of a total workflow that is integrated with the QIAcuity PCR instrument. There is no other instrument available that is compatible in this way with the QIAcuity PCR instrument. QIAGEN is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the QIAgility and QIAcuity Four.

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

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 3 of 3 decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in Rule 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.