PUR 7776 FWC SS 25.26-02.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

TITLE: Xylem YSI Brand Instruments

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Sole source for repairs to existing Xylem

YSI instruments, and future additional proprietary instrument purchases to be integrated into program's monitoring system.

CONTACT

Name: Martin Ehlen

Address: 1875 Orange Avenue E. Tallahasee, Fl

Telephone: 850-617-9602

Email: martin.ehlen@myfwc.com

Internal tracking number, if any: FWC SS 25/26-02

Date posted: 09/15/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 10/06/2025

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):

Xylem YSI instruments including but not limited to EXO series water quality sondes and associated sensor packages, DB600 buoy system.

81101706: Laboratory equipment maintenance

81141504: Equipment test calibration or repair

41116500: Instrument parts and accessories

41100000: Laboratory and scientific equipment

41104000: Sampling equipment

41112500: Liquid and gas flow measuring and observing instruments

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):

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

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

This request is to ensure proper calibration, maintenance and repair of our current Xylem / YSI products. As well as the potential purchase of additional proprietary instruments that would intergrate into the current proprietary monitoring system. These instruemnts are used for water quality measuring and recording (including temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, multiple chlorophyll pigments, current, and turbidity), data transmission and processing, integrated monitoring system, funded experimental studies.

Intended Single Source:

Xylem/ YSI

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$300,000

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):

These instruments are critical and essential in measuring and monitoring water quality as it directly relates to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Florida. A number of these instruments are deployed regularly and in use by the HAB Group, and as such need to be routinely repaired and maintained in order to provide robust data that can be used in management decisions. These repairs can only be performed by the manufacturer. Moreover, it is critical that other instruments that are purchased with this intent be identical and from the same manufacturer so that they may be integrated into a larger and more encapsulating monitoring system. All of the instruments communicate through proprietary means, so therefore would need to be of the same manufacturer.

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

Sarah Copel-Goldthorp, Administrative Assistant 1

Stephen Pollett, Fiscal Assistant 1

Matt Garrett, Associate Research Scientist, Requestor

Katherine Hubbard, Research Scientist, Supervisor

Caroline Gorga, Section Leader

Leanne Flewelling, Deputy Director

Mathew Carroll, Purshasing Specialisty Supervisor

Rachel Korade, General Services Purchasing Manager

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.