PUR 7776_Life Technologies Corporation.pdf
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- SS-16271
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- Leon County, Florida
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This is a Description of Intended Single Source Purchase (PUR 7776) filed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for equipment maintenance services from Life Technologies Corporation. The Division of Animal Industry is seeking maintenance, repair services, parts, supplies, software licenses, training, and hardware support for Life Technologies Corporation laboratory equipment used in the division's laboratories, including molecular and aquaculture supplies, Trich reagents, ZIKA virus PCR reagents, CSF-FMD reagents, and other PCR kits. The procurement is for a term beginning upon execution through June 30, 2026. The notice was posted on June 16, 2026, with a deadline for prospective vendors to submit information regarding their ability to supply the requested services by July 10, 2026, representing a 15-business-day advertisement period as required by Florida Statutes.
The estimated contract amount is $100,000.00, with an approximate contract value of $57,776.06. Life Technologies Corporation has been identified as the sole source for this procurement because it possesses exclusive technical knowledge required for maintenance and repair of the specific equipment and is the exclusive provider of reagents and supplies for the PCR reagent test kits used by the division. The agency justifies the single-source acquisition based on the necessity and uniqueness of the product and source, noting that Life Technologies Corporation is the only known vendor capable of providing the required technical expertise and proprietary materials. The procurement has been approved by multiple agency officials, including the Business Operations Manager, Assistant Director, and Director of the Division of Animal Industry, as well as purchasing and administrative personnel from the Division of Administration.
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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: Life Technologies Corporation
Short description of the commodity or service desired: Contracted Services Equipment
Maintenance
CONTACT
Name: Brittany Harvey
Address: 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Telephone: (850) 617-7181
Email: Procurement@FDACS.gov
Internal tracking number, if any: SS 26 27 30
Date posted: 06/16/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 07/10/2026
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):
81101706- Laboratory equipment maintenance
Quantity or Term (as appropriate):
Date of Execution through June 30, 2026
Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):
Division of Animal Industry
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 Animal Industry intends to purchase maintenance/support, miscellaneous repairs, parts, supplies, software, software licenses, training, and hardware support to ensure proper upkeep of Life Technologies Corporation equipment (molecular and aquaculture supplies, Trich, Reagents Testing Kits, ZIKA virus PCR Reagents, CSF-FMD Reagents and other PCR kits) used in the division's laboratories.
Intended Single Source:
Life Technologies Corporation
PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2
Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.
Estimated Dollar Amount:
Approximate Contract Amount Up to: $100,000.00
Approximate Amount: $57,776.06
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):
Life Technologies Corporation is the only known source with the technical knowledge for required maintenance, repair services, training support, parts, and supplies for this equipment used in the division's laboratories. This equipment is used in the division's laboratories to carry out its statutory duties. In addition, Life Technologies Corporation also is the exclusive provider for Reagents and supplies used for PCR Reagent test kits.
Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):
Christina McClure, Business Operations Manager Division of Animal Industry
Erica Field, Assistant Director, Division of Animal Industry
Michael Short, Director, Division of Animal Industry
Stephanie Bergozza, Purchasing Director II, Division of Administration
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.
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