FWC SS 22.23-18 Del PUR7776 Final.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

TITLE: Del Mar Oceanographic Wirewalker Short description of the commodity or service desired: Real-time wave powered oceanographic profiler.

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 22/23-18

Date posted: 05/10/2023 Last day for receipt of information: 06/01/2023

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):

Del Mar Oceanographic - Wirewalker 81101706: Laboratory equipment maintenance 81141504: Equipment test calibration or repair 41116500: Instrument parts and accessories 41100000: Laboratory and scientific equipment 41104000: Sampling equipment

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

3 years - upon issuance of purchase order

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

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Matt Garrett, Associate 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):

The desired instrument must be an autonomus, telemetered, and wave-powered oceanographic profiler. The complete unit must include the system/platform capable of housing ocearnographic sensors, including depth, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, CDOM, backscatter, and PAR. The instrument must have the ability to transmit collected data in near-

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realtime via satelilite. The platform must also be capable of modification and potential integration of other FWRI-HAB assesst.

Intended Single Source:

Del Mar Oceanographic (DMO)

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Up to $150,000

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):

DMO is the only vendor that can produce a complete unit that has platform from which FWRI- HAB researchers can add in existing and future equipment and instruments. The vendor is also the only vendor that offers near-realtime acquisition of the sensor data package. Included in the manufacture is sensor mounting, ballasting and testing that can only be done by the vendor to eliminate deployemnt failure.

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

Matt Garrett, Associate Research Scientist Tyler Herret, Operations & Managerment Consultant 1 Katherine Hubbard, Research Scientist Caroline Gorga, Section Leader Leanne J. 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.