FDLE-SS-2439.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: DNA Testing Equipment Short description of the commodity or service desired: Instrumentation for the differential extraction of samples in forensic DNA testing.

CONTACT

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

Internal tracking number, if any: FDLE-SS-2439

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):

42261900 – Forensic equipment and supplies and accessories

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

One (1) Year

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

FDLE / Investigations and Forensic Science / Laboratories

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. These services will be for DNA extract evaluations, DNA sequencing services, and genetic genealogy research support as part of FDLE's Bureau of Justice Assisstance (BJA) funded Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program. The testing services are needed in order to satisfy the mission of instituting access to services for Florida's Medical Examiners and Law Enforcement Agencies, to identify missing and unidentified persons throughout Florida.

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

Intended Single Source:

QIAGEN LLC

19300 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874-1415 United States

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$675,000.00

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 department seeks to replace existing QIAcube instruments statewide with QIAcube Connect instruments, adding two additional instruments to ensure continuous workflow. The purchase includes appropriate installation, custom protocols, and training on the specific model of instrument. The original model was originally validated within the FDLE crime laboratories nearly 10 years ago, and the new model will function in the same capacity to provide an automated means of differentially separating sperm cells from non-sperm cells in the forensic DNA extraction process.

Qiagen is the sole manufacturer of this instrument and does not have any authorized resellers.

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.