PUR 7776_MOUNTAIN STATE EQUIPMENT.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: MOUNTAIN STATE EQUIPMENT

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Laboratory furnaces and accessories

CONTACT

Name: Nita Jackson, Government Analyst II 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 24 25 127

Date posted: 03/03/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 03/24/2025

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):

41104600 - Laboratory furnaces and accessories

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Purchase, Installation and Training for Three (3) FIRELAKE® C6-200 Incinerators

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

Michelle Ramnath, Safety Officer, Division of Food Safety

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 intends to purchase three (3) prefabricated waste incinerators which complies with FDA, Building, NFPA codes, and is odor/smoke free. The primary chamber must be no more than 6 cubic feet, with refractory lined stack, 2 burner system and have approximate burn rate of 45 to 75 pounds per hour. Section 570.50, Florida Statutes Division of Food Safety;

powers and duties. The duties of the Division of Food Safety include, but are not limited to: (1) Enforcing those provisions of chapter 585, and the rules adopted under that chapter, relating to the inspection of meat and the antemortem and postmortem inspection.

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Intended Single Source:

MOUNTAIN STATE EQUIPMENT

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Approximate Amount: $41,900

Approximate Contract Amount: Up to $200,000

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):

Mountain State Equipment is the only vendor authorized to sell this unit to the State of Florida;

and sells the only unit that meets the size/capacity requirements known to the department.

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

Michelle Ramnath, Safety Officer, Division of Food Safety F. Benjamin Rosson, Bureau Chief, Division of Food Safety Dr. Matthew Curran, Director, Division of Food Safety 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.