FWC SS 22.23-10 PUR7776 Waters Xevo Final.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

TITLE: Waters Xevo TQ-XS with Acquity UPLC I-Class Plus Maintenance Short description of the commodity or service desired: Annual maintence agreement for benchtop tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled to an Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography System

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 22/23-10

Date posted: 02/09/2023 Last day for receipt of information: 03/02/2023

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 81141504 -- Equipment test calibration or repair 72154201 -- Instrument or meter maintenance and repair service 41115700 -- Chromatographic measuring instruments and accessories

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three (3) years upon issuance of purchase order.

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

April Granholm Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Ecosystem Assessment and Restoration, Harmful Algal Blooms

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):

This request is to ensure proper calibration, maintenance, and repair of benchtop tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled to an Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography System. These instruments are used in analyzing seafood samples for human safety. Routine

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maintenace is required to keep these instruments reliable and operational for the continuation of work for the Harmful Algal Bloom Group.

Intended Single Source:

Waters Technologies Corporation

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$175,000

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):

This equipment is proprietary to Waters Corporation and service of this equipment is only provided by the manufacturer. Unauthorized repairs will void any warranty on past service and repairs. The majority of the parts for this equipment are only manufactured by Waters and cannot be alternatively sourced. Equipment may be entitled to factory-directed updates such as instrument and/or software upgrades, which are provided only by Waters.

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

April Granholm, Research Associate Tyler Herret, Operations & Management Consultant 1 Katherine Hubbard, Research Scientist Caroline Gorga, Section Leader Leanne Flewelling, Deputy Director 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.