PUR 7776_VMRD.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

TITLE: VETERINARY MEDICAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (VMRD)

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Laboratory supplies and fixtures

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 25 26 17

Date posted: 05/23/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 06/16/2025

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):

41120000 - Laboratory supplies and fixtures

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026

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

Y. Reddy Bommineni, Ph.D., Chief, Division of Animal Industry Diagnostic Laboratories

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 antibody test kits for piroplasmosis on high demand for the Serology section and Prion Protein MAb Cell Culture Supermate for the Histophathology section. Section 570.36, Florida Statutes - Division of Animal Industry; powers and duties. - The duties of the Division of Animal Industry include, but are not limited to:

(1) Enforcing those provisions of Chapter 585, and rules adopted pursuant thereto, relating to testing, supervising, controlling, and eradicating brucellosis and tuberculosis in livestock.

(2) Enforcing those provisions of Chapter 585, and rules adopted pursuant thereto, relating to the control and eradication of dangerous transmissible diseases of livestock, including parasitic infestations such as screwworm and the cattle fever tick.

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(3) Enforcing those provisions of Chapter 534, and rules adopted pursuant thereto, relating to recordation of livestock marks and brands and such other provisions of such chapter as directed by the department.

(4) Enforcing those provisions of Chapter 585 and rules adopted pursuant thereto, relating to the enforcement of the provisions of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and the National Turkey Improvement Plan.

(5) Operating and managing the animal disease diagnostic laboratory provided for in Chapter 585.

Intended Single Source:

VETERINARY MEDICAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (VMRD)

Estimated Dollar Amount:

Approximate Amount: Up to $65,000.00

Approximate Contract Amount: $38,000.00

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):

VMRD is the only manufacturer and supplier of the USDA licensed Babesia Caballi Antibody Test kit, cELISA and Babesia equi Antibody Test kit, cELISA for piroplasmosis test, and Prion Protein MAb Culture Supermate. To achieve the division's statutory duties, the division must use specific instruments, and laboratory supplies to perform biologics testing.

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

Erica Field, Assistant Director, Division of Animal Industry Christina McClure, Business Operations Manager, 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.