PUR 7776 biomerieux.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 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

TITLE: bioMérieux, Inc.

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Replacement of obsolete modular laboratory equipment

CONTACT

Name: Brittany Harvey

Address: 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

Telephone: (850) 617-7181

Email: Procurement@FDACS.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: SS 25 26 88

Date posted: 04/08/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 04/29/2026

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):

41115400 - Spectroscopic equipment

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

5 Vidas Kube Industry - 423905

1 VC Vidas Kube Industry - 4707556

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

Division of Food Safety, Bureau of Laboratories

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 Division of Food Safety seeks to purchase the VIDAS KUBE modular immunoassay instrument system for rapid detection of foodborne pathogens using the laboratory’s existing

AOAC validated methods. This equipment purchase includes six (6) VIDAS KUBE modules, the main module includes the operating system computer. The system is an automated immunoassay platform that uses proprietary test kits to perform high throughput analyses, with capacity for 72 concurrent assays. It is a modular instrument system, not a single integrated unit.

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2

Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Intended Single Source:

bioMérieux, Inc.

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Approximate Amount up to $105,000.00

Approximate Contract Amount $95,241.49

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 VIDAS KUBE system is essential to supporting the laboratory’s three accredited AOAC

Official Methods used for the detection of Salmonella species, Listeria species, and staphylococcal enterotoxin in regulatory, dairy, and Food Emergency Response Network

(FERN) samples. These methods represent a significant portion of the biology section’s workload and require uninterrupted instrument compatibility to maintain accreditation and regulatory compliance. The laboratory’s current VIDAS instrument has been designated obsolete by the manufacturer, with maintenance and technical support being phased out. Continued reliance on the existing instrument is not sustainable and poses risk to ongoing regulatory and emergency response testing. The VIDAS KUBE is the sole manufacturer-supported successor system that:

• Maintains full compatibility with the laboratory’s existing AOAC-validated methods and required proprietary test kits.

• Provides the necessary analytical throughput, expanding capacity from 60 to 72 concurrent assays.

• Ensures uninterrupted regulatory dairy, and FERN testing compliance and emergency response capability without requiring method redevelopment or revalidation.

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

Steven Foley, Administrative Assistant III, Bureau of Laboratories

Patricia Hanson, Chief, Bureau of Laboratories, Division of Food Safety

Matthew Curran, Ph.D., Director, Division of Food Safety

Stephanie Bergozza, Purchasing Director, Bureau of General Services

Joey B. Hicks, Director, Division of Administration

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.