FWC 22.23-02 PUR7776 Richloam 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)

AGENCY: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

TITLE: Florida Bass Conservation Center and Richloam State Fish Hatchery Calcium Scaling Short description of the commodity or service desired: Purchase and installation of an Electronic Descaler

CONTACT

Name: Ashley Strickland Address: 1875 Orange Ave East Tallahassee Florida 32311 Telephone: 850-617-9648 Email: Ashley.Strickland@MyFWC.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FWC SS 22/23-02

Date posted: 09/21/2022 Last day for receipt of information: 10/12/2022

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):

41104200, 42281517, 47101500, 72154103

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

1 year from the issue of the first PO

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

Derek Piotrowicz Richloam State Fish Hatchery and Florida Bass Conservation Center

3583 CR 788

Webster, FL 33597

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):

Richloam State Fish Hatchery is in need to purchase a system which will effectively remove calcium carbonate from 2 million gallons of water per month to correct calciuim carbonate buildup in hatchery life support systems. The Scale Blaster product requires five feet of straight water pipe on each side of the device. The Scale Blaster device will not alter any of the Florida Bass Conservation Center’s current building structure or engineering.

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

Intended Single Source:

ScaleBlaster

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$74,475.00

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 Richloam State Fish Hatchery and Florida Bass Conservation Center (FBCC) use an average of 2 million gallons of water per month. Due to this high volume of water usage the facilities are struggling with calcium scaling. Some of the pipes have been closed off due to the amount of calcium buildup. Standard water softening systems are not viable to sustain the calcium scaling damage that this water usage is causing. Clear Water Enviro Technologies Inc. is the sole manufacturere of the ScaleBlaster system that is designed for applications as large as FBCC.

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

Richard Stout, Biological Administrator II Derek Piotrowicz, F&W Biological Scientist III Barlowe Nix, Budget Analyst Cindy Gardner, Purchasing Agent III Rachel Korade, Assistant Purchasing Director Renee Gregory, 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.