PUR 7776 - Life Technologies.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 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

TITLE: Flow Cytometer and Cell Sorter Maintenance, Equipment, and Related Parts

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Maintenance for proprietary laboratory equipment, including flow cytometers, cell sorters, and related proprietary parts; new proprietary equipment manufactured by Life Technologies.

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 24.25-07

Date posted: 01/15/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 02/06/2025

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):

81101706 -- Laboratory equipment maintenance

81141504 -- Equipment test calibration or repair

72154201 -- Instrument or meter maintenance and repair service

41100000 -- Laboratory and scientific equipment

41102900 -- Histology Equipment

41104000 -- Sampling equipment

41116500 -- Instrument parts and accessories

41111700 -- Viewing and observing instruments and accessories

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Three (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.

The FWC requires a maintenance agreement that includes access to Life Technologies certified maintenance technicians to carry out maintenance and repairs on proprietary equipment manufactured by Life Technologies. This equipment includes but is not limited to flow cytometers, autosamplers, and cell sorters. We require at minimum yearly preventative maintenance visits for each instrument. The maintenance agreement must also provide access to

Life Technologies propriety parts needed to maintain or upgrade our current Life Technologies proprietary equipment.

Intended Single Source:

Life Technologies

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):

This proprietary equipment (such as flow cytometers, autosamplers, and cell sorters) is essential to the work of the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) group and must be carefully purchased and maintained. Life Technologies (the equipment manufacturer) has not authorized or trained any other company to perform maintenance on or resell these pieces of proprietary equipment. Only

Life Technologies' employees have been trained and authorized by the manufacturer to perform maintenance and repair the proprietary equipment. The manufacturer also maintains intellectual property rights for the software used with the equipment for data collection and service. There are no other service providers or third-party resellers authorized to access, use or sell the software.

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

Matt Garrett, Associate Research Scientist, Requestor

Eric Muhlbach-OPS Assistant Research Scientist

Stephen Pollett, Fiscal Assistant, 1

Katherine Hubbard, Research Scientist, Supervisor

Caroline Gorga, Section Leader

Leanne Flewelling, Deputy Director

Matthew Carroll - Purchasing Specialist 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.