FWC SS 22.23-13 PUR7776 Life Technologies.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: Big Foot Cell Sorter and Spectral Maintenance Short description of the commodity or service desired: Annual maintenance agreement for the Bigfoot 5 laser cell sorter with spectral unmixing

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 22/23-13

Date posted: 02/24/2023 Last day for receipt of information: 02/17/2023

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 41102900 -- Histology Equipment

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three (3) years upon issuance of purchase order.

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

Julie Koester 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 the Bigfoot Cell Sorter with spectral unmixing. This equipment is used for routine monitoring and research of harmful algal bloom species, to separate individual algal cells from environmental and culture samples based on size and/or the fluorescent light emitted from cells that flow past the lasers.

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

Intended Single Source:

Life Technologies (under the Thermo Fisher Scientific umbrella)

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$145,180

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 Bigfoot system includes proprietary technology and requires regularly scheduled maintenance by specifically trained Life Technologies engineers to ensure that the instrument is functioning according to specifications in operating procedures. FWRI requires access to technical support provided by Life Technologies to ensure that quantitative assays are running on the instrument according to operating procedures and to assist with the development of new assays. Life Technologies is the sole distributor of Bigfoot cell sorter maintenance agreements.

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

Julie Koester, Research Scientist 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.