EXP2584_PUR7776_ Final Doc.pdf

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 1 of 2 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):

41113000 Chemical evaluation instruments and supplies 41113600 Electrical measuring and testing equipment and accessories 41116000 Clinical and diagnostic analyzer reagents 81101706 Analyzer, Laboratory, Maintenance Service

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three Years

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

DOH 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 DOH BPHL has a need to purchase system reagents and service for the identification of nucleic acid sequences with the following capabilities: >99.999% consensus accuracy, long reads, and single-molecule resolution that allows the user to generate closed reference genomes.

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health (DOH)

TITLE: Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Reagents and equipment needed to perform validated testing of clinical samples.

CONTACT

Name: Yasemin Sulker Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: (850) 245-4931 Email: Yasemin.Sulker@flhealth.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: EXP2584

Date posted: 8/20/2024 at 3:15pm Last day for receipt of information: 9/10/2024

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Generating closed reference genomes is a capability that BPHL currently lacks. These instruments and reagents, which are compatible with existing DOH equipment, must support the outbreak detection activities for enteric and viral diseases and must comply with standards specified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045 Florida Administrative Code, the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories is requesting authorization to purchase, as a sole source, reagents and equipment from Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.

Intended Single Source:

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$375,000

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):

• Pacific Bioscience of California, Inc. is the exclusive manufacturer of these reagents and equipment in the United States.

• These reagents and equipment are used in testing and must comply with the CDC. These reagents and equipment are used in CDC-approved test systems. There is no other vendor that makes equipment that meets the capabilities required by DOH.

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 Rule 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.