EXP2635 PUR7776 Qiagen Final.pdf

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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):

1 instrument

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 Department’s Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL) has the need to purchase the QIAcube Connect MDx SYS-FUL-1, which will be used to perform testing with automation on wastewater samples for the surveillance of infectious agents. This instrument will support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), arbovirus and respiratory testing and

AGENCY: Florida Department of Health (Department)

TITLE: QIAGEN instruments Short description of the commodity or services desired: QIAcube Connect MDx SYS-FUL-1 instrument system

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: EXP2635

Date posted: 4/24/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 5/15/2025 mailto:Bill.Zimmerman@flhealth.gov

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surveillance which will detect the presence of infectious emerging pathogens 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. The QIAcube Connect MDx SYS-FUL-1instrument uses a unique nanoplate microfluidic technology to perform fully automated nucleic acid absolute quantification.

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 Qiacube Connect MDx

Intended Single Source:

QIAGEN

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$38,405.55

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 BPHL has a need to purchase the additional instrument to expand laboratory capacity and provide redundancy when one instrument is inoperable due to maintenance and repair and to maintain continuity with existing equipment.

The QIAcube Connect MDx SYS-FUL-1 is a benchtop instrument that enables rapid, high-precision extraction platform setup.

QIAGEN is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the Qiacube Connect MDx SYS FUL-1.

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.