EXP2595_PUR7776.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

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 chemical evaluation instruments and supplies for existing Roche MagNA Pure LC 2.0 and MagNA Pure Compact instruments. The Roche supplies have been validated and approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for public health emergency preparedness activities, including pandemic influenza and Laboratory Response Network (LRN) methods for detecting bioterrorism threat agents and emerging infectious diseases. The Public Health Laboratory Response Network performance measures state that LRN laboratories must have quick turnaround time for testing samples related to public health.

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health (DOH)

TITLE: Roche MagNA Pure 24 & 96 Supplies Short description of the commodity or services desired: Supplies for Nucleic Extraction Instruments

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: EXP2595

Date posted: 10/22/2024 at 1:00PM Last day for receipt of information: 11/12/2024 at 1:00PM mailto:Yasemin.Sulker@flhealth.gov

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

In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the DOH BPHL requests authorization to purchase, as a single source MagNA Pure 24 & 96 supplies from Roche Diagnostics Corporation.

Intended Single Source:

Roche Diagnostics Corporation

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$450,000.00

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):

• Roche Diagnostics Corporation is the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of the MagNa Pure 24, MagNa Pure 96 supplies.

• The MagNA Pure is the only instrument that can extract the number of samples needed within a short turnaround time (4-6 hours).

• The Roche MagNA Pure meets the criteria approved by the Centers for Disease Control and uses the same extraction technology as the existing instruments used by the DOH, BPHL. Therefore, purchasing these supplies to support the use of this instrument is in the best interest of the Department to maintain the contiguity of the testing process.

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.