FDLE-SS-2438.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)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

TITLE: INVENIO-S Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer Short description of the commodity or service desired: Replacement INVENIO-S Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer bench to integrate with FDLE's current system.

CONTACT

Name: Greer Hannigan Address: 2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308 Telephone: 850-410-7300 Email: CentralPurchasing@fdle.state.fl.us

Internal tracking number, if any: FDLE-SS-2438

Date posted: 4/1/24 Last day for receipt of information: 4/22/24

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 (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

41115321: Infrared imagers 41115312: Bench refractometers or polarimeters

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

One (1) Year

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

Investigations and Forensic Science/ Orlando Regional Operations Center (OROC)

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):

Pursuant to s. 943.325 Florida Statute, the FDLE Regional Operations Centers throughout the state operate crime laboratories with the specific mission of investigating high profile criminal case work. To accomplish this, FDLE’s laboratory personnel at OROC operate a Invenio-S Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) in conjunction with a Hyperion 2000 infrared microscope. This allows for inferared analysis of thin layers in cross-section paint samples as well as small areas of interest in routine casework.

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

Intended Single Source:

Bruker Scientific, LLC 40 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$55,000.00

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

The FDLE OROC currently opperates a FTIR system and is in need of a replacement bench that will allow for the transfer of previously purchased Bruker Attenuated Total Reflectance spectral libraries. This will allow for continuation of use of the spectral libraries used to identify unknowns. Bruker Scientific is the sole manufacturer and retailer of a bench capable of operating with FDLE's current system.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Alan Herring, Chief of General Services Jason Bundy, Director of Forensic Services

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.