FDLE-SS-2658.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

TITLE: Agilent Equipment Maintenance Short description of the commodity or service desired: Agilent Equipment Maintenance currently utilized in six (6) FDLE Crime Laboratories.

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-2658

Date posted: 5/27/26 Last day for receipt of information: 6/17/26

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):

81101706: Laboratory Equipment Maintenance

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

7/1/26-6/30/27

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

FDLE / Investigations and Forensic Services

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 Section 943.325, F.S., 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 must utilize specific equipment and implements in the analysis of crime-related specimens.

Annual maintenance, repair and support services for FDLE Regional Crime Laboratories' gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers and related equipment. This equipment is utilized by FDLE Regional Crime Labs for analysis of forensic evidence. Maintenance cannot be performed exclusively by lab members and individual repair costs are very expensive and random which

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puts the lab at risk of being down for service without a maintenance contract requiring expedited service and parts.

Intended Single Source:

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

2850 Centerville Road Wilmington, Delaware 19808-1610

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$550,000.00

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 Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Crime Laboratories located throughout the state have purchased laboratory equipment from Agilent Technologies since May of 2003 based on the results of Bid B-978. The Gas Chromatographs and Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometers all contain Agilent Remote Advisor Software which is proprietary monitoring software. This software provides automated service call placement, remote troubleshooting, diagnostic tools and asset monitoring. This automated service is exclusive to Agilent client service agreements and it is not available through any third party provider.

The Remote Advisor is the only program that can perform and gather instrument diagnostics.

This is a direct connection to the instrument and not to the computer that controls it, as would be the case with any third party remote software. Forensic casework requires this direct connection to enable controlled access to the sensitive case data that may be stored on the instrument.

Agilent Technologies is the only vendor that can offer the technological expertise as well as parts to repair and service the Agilent Gas Chromatographs and Mass Spectrometers. These instruments require a service contract for periodic maintenance and technical support. Should issues arise with software or equipment, it must be repaired and serviced by Agilent who is the proprietary software manufacturer.

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

Julia Lycett, Chief of General Services Roshale Gaytmenn, 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.