EXP2600_PUR7776 Final.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 41116200 Patient point of care testing supplies and equipment

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three Years

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

DOH, HIV/AIDS Section

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, Bureau of Communicable Diseases has a need to purchase special test kits, including HCV (Hepatitis C) Rapid Antibody, in-home HIV (Oral fluid Diagnostic) and oral fluid rapid HIV- 1/2 antibody test kits (20-minute processing time). These test kits will be used in communities and populations at risk for acquiring HIV and Hepatitis C throughout Florida. Kits must be FDA approved and include testing for both HIV positive and HIV negative results that can be read in

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health (DOH)

TITLE:

HCV Rapid Antibody, In-home HIV, Advance HIV ½, and oral fluid lab HIV-1/2 test kits.

Short description of the commodity or services desired: HIV In-Home Test Kits for the testing of HIV, HCV Rapid Antibody Test Kits, and Rapid HIV-1/2 antibody test kits.

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: EXP2600

Date posted: 1/13/2025@ 5:00PM Last day for receipt of information: 2/4/2025@ 5:00PM mailto:Yasemin.Sulker@flhealth.gov

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

20 minutes due to the critical timeframe while performing the testing during street outreach. This type of testing increases the opportunity for HIV testing in the non-traditional, oral fluid diagnostic method, as well as rapid HIV testing methods, to reach high-risk individuals.

In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the DOH, Bureau of Communicable Disease, HIV/AIDS section requests authorization to purchase as a single source, HCV Rapid Antibody, in-home HIV OraQuick advance HIV-1/2, and oral fluid lab HIV-1/2 test kids from OraSure.

Intended Single Source:

OraSure Technologies, Inc.

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$3,000,000.00

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):

• The OraQuick HCV, HIV Antibody test kits are the only FDA approved, CLIA waived, point of care rapid tests for detections of Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS.

• OraSure Technologies, Inc. is the sole manufacturer and distributer of the OraQuick Rapid HCV Antibody, In-home HIV, and the Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody test kits to public health departments.

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.