FWC SS 22.23-11 SeaTox PUR7776 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: SeaTox Brevetoxin ELISA kits Short description of the commodity or service desired: Enzyme-linked Immunsorbant Assay (ELISA) testing kits for the measurement of brevetoxin in seafood.

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 22/23-11

Date posted: 02/03/2023 Last day for receipt of information: 02/24/2023

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):

Seatox Research Inc, Brevetoxin ELISA Kits (15 Plate Kit) Commodity Codes:

41113000 - Chemical evaluation instruments & supplies 41000000 - Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment 41104000 - Sampling Equipment

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

3 years

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

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Jay Abbott, Assistant Research Scientist

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):

Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits to analyze brevetoxins in seafood and environmental samples. Must be approved by the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference for use in regualtory shellfish testing for biotoxins.

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

Intended Single Source:

SeaTox Research Inc

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Up to $750,000

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):

The brevetoxin ELISA kit is the only test kit approved by the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference for testing shellfish for Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning (NSP) within a regulatory framework and is required to fulfill our mandate to provide technical support to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. SeaTox is the new sole distributor of the ELISA kits. The previous single source, Marbionic, vendor has transferred the brevetoxin ELISA kits to SeaTox.

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

Jay Abbott, Assistant Research Scientist Tyler Herret, Operations & Management Consultant 1 Katherine Hubbard, Research Scientist Caroline Gorga, Section Leader Leanne Flewelling, Deputy Director Rachel Korade, Assitant 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.