NOTICE OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE # 0301-0140 RFX 3150007056.docx
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- Solicitation number
- 3150007056
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- Hinds County, Jackson City, Mississippi
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This is a Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase from the Mississippi State Department of Health, specifically the Mississippi Public Health Laboratory (MPHL), for reagents and testing materials to perform QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT Plus) interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) testing. The MPHL currently uses this test to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection as a modern alternative to the traditional tuberculin skin test. The procurement includes four product lines from QIAGEN's LIAISON platform: QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus test kits (50 tests), control reagents for the Gold Plus test, QFT-Plus II test kits, and QFT-Plus II control reagents, along with collection tubes in various configurations. The solicitation seeks quantities totaling 40 units of test kits, 30 units of control reagents (for each formulation), and 80 units of collection tubes. The deadline for objections to this sole source designation is November 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST. Objections must be submitted in writing to Cynthia Brasher at the Mississippi State Department of Health Purchasing Department.
The total extended price for this procurement is $121,160, with individual unit prices ranging from $250 to $940. The products specified are FDA-approved reagents required to perform IGRA testing on-site with human patients. The sole source justification is based on the MPHL's current use of QIAGEN's QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus platform. Any party objecting to the sole source designation must provide detailed written documentation explaining why the commodity is available from alternative sources and submit appropriate supporting documentation. If the Mississippi State Department of Health determines that alternative sources exist, the procurement will be converted to an advertised competitive bid process. If the sole source designation is upheld, the department will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board and bear the burden of proving that only one source provides the required commodity.
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MSSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase #0301-0140 RFx # 3150007056
The Mississippi State Department of Health anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a sole source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the procedures outlined below.
Commodity or commodities to be purchased (make, model, description):
The Mississippi Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) currently performs the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT Plus) to aid in the detection of M. tuberculosis infection. QFT is an interferon γ (IFNγ) release assay (IGRA) which measures the cell-mediated response to specific TB antigens in whole blood. QFT is a modern alternative to the 110-year-old tuberculin skin test (or Mantoux test) and is highly accurate and unaffected by Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination (2–4). Patients may be tested in a single patient visit, with objective results, eliminating the need for two-step testing that is required by the tuberculin skin test. The MPHL would like to purchase reagents that are FDA approved to perform IGRA testing o-site on human patients using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus test.
| Product List Number |
| Product Description |
| Product Price |
| Product Quantity |
Extended Price
| 311040 |
| LIAISON QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (US) 50 tests |
| $387.00 |
| 40 |
| $15,480.00 |
| 311021 |
| LIAISON Control QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus |
| $250.00 |
| 30 |
| $7,500.00 |
| 311080 |
| LIAISON QFT-Plus II (US) |
| $387.00 |
| 40 |
| $15,480.00 |
| 311081 |
| LIAISON Control QFT-Plus II (US) |
| $250.00 |
| 30 |
| $7,500.00 |
| 622536 |
| QFT-Plus Tubes (50x TB1/TB2/Nil/Mit) |
| $940.00 |
| 80 |
| $75,200.00 |
Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to: Cynthia Brasher, Mississippi State Department of Health Purchasing Department, 570 E. Woodrow Wilson, Room 137A Underwood Building, Jackson, MS 39216 or P. O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700.
Responses may be hand delivered, via regular mail, overnight delivery or by e-mail: cynthia.brasher@msdh.ms.gov The envelope or e-mail should reference the sole source number.
The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source procurement. Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable. The enclosed form (OSS) may be used if you so desire.
If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, Mississippi State Department of Health determines that the commodity in the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then Mississippi State Department of Health will withdraw the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.
If Mississippi State Department of Health determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity, the Mississippi State Department of Health will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. Mississippi State Department of Health will have the burden of proving that the commodity is only provided by one (1) source.
Notices/objections, etc. will be accepted at any time prior to: November 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (CST)
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