PUR_7776.pdf

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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 - Florida Fish and Wildlife

Research Institute

TITLE: Sea-Bird Scientific Equipment Purchases and Maintenance

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Sea-Bird Scientific Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) Profilers and Auxiliary Sensors are used to measure ocean water quality. Maintenance of current equipment and purchases of new equipment are crucial to collect this data and continue the work of the Harmful Algal Bloom group. These instruments must be regularly maintained due to their use in a salt water environment.

CONTACT

Name: Lorene Coxwell

Address: 1875 Orange Ave E, Tallahassee FL, 32311

Telephone: 850-404-6109

Email: Lorene.Coxwell@MYFWC.COM

Internal tracking number, if any: FWC SS 24/25-16

Date posted: 07/02/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 07/25/25

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

41100000 -- Laboratory and scientific equipment

41116500 -- Instrument parts and accessories

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three (3) years upon issuance of purchase order.

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

Matthew Garrett

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Ecosystem Assessment and Restoration, Harmful Algal Bloom

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

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 future equipment purchases and proper calibration, maintenance, and repair of our Sea-bird Scientific profilers and sensors. The purchase of new equipment and service and maintenance of our four Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profilers and

Auxiliary Sensors is required for continuation of work for the Harmful Alge Bloom group.

Intended Single Source:

Sea-Bird Scientific

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):

Sea-Bird Scientific is the sole manufacturer and supplier of Sea-Bird products, and they are the only authorized facility equipped to perform service and calibration of Sea-Bird instruments.

They recommend recalibrating Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profilers and sensors once per year at Sea-Bird's facilities. Sea-Bird maintains state-of-the-art equipment, thorough processes, and appropriate procedures to provide the most accurate calibrations of Sea-Bird instruments. We have four Sea-Bird Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profilers equipped with Sea-Bird auxiliary sensors that are crucial to further water quality research in the Harmful

Algal Blooms group. We have also procured a Submersible Underwater Nutrient Analyzer

(SUNA) sensor and may procure more, and Sea-Bird are the only providers of that sensor. The

SUNA is already integrated on West Florida Shelf moorings, glider deployments, and more.

Further, all Sea-Bird profiling CTDs come equipped with “Voltage Channels” that can accept and analog voltage signal within 0-5 V, and the SUNA is configured to output analog data to allow for critical real-time profiling applications, so having a SUNA and compatible Sea-Bird profiling system is also necessary.

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

Matt Garrett, Contract Manager, Associate Research Scientist, Requestor

Katherine Hubbard, Research Scientist, Supervisor

Caroline Gorga, Section Leader

Leanne Flewelling, Deputy Director

Matthew Carroll, Purchasing Specialist Supervisor

Rachel Korade, 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.