SS 23 PUR 7776 update 051022.pdf
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- BROWN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, LLC
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- SS-01164
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- Leon County, Florida
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This document is a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services notice of intent to conduct a single-source procurement for the lease of up to 90 AMC Model 2700 juice extractors from Brown International Corporation, LLC. The extractors are used to evaluate the maturity of citrus delivered to processing plants throughout the state, as required under Chapter 20-34.001(2), F.A.C. The contract term is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Brown International Corporation holds the patents for the AMC 2700 extractor, and there are no equivalent machines available from other sources.
The estimated contract value is $351,000. The cost of leasing the extractors is reimbursed by the individual processing plants. This is not a request for bids or proposals, but rather a statutorily mandated advertisement of the intended single-source procurement. Prospective vendors are invited to provide information regarding their ability to supply the required commodities or services, and the agency will review any responses received before making a final decision.
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PUR 7776 (01/16) Page 1 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED
SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE
(PUR 7776)
AGENCY: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
TITLE: BROWN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, LLC
Short description of the commodity or service desired:
CONTACT
Name: CHANNCEN BELL, PURCHASING SPECIALIST
Address: 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB-8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Telephone: (850) 617-7181
Email: CHANNCEN BELL@FDACS.GOV
Internal tracking number, if any: SS 22 23 23 Update
Date posted: 05/10/2022 Last day for receipt of information: 06/01/2022
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, and will remain posted for a period of at least 7 business days.
Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):
48101607, 90101900
Quantity or Term (as appropriate):
July 1, 2022 thru June 30, 2023
Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):
Ana McClure, Accountant II, Division of Fruit and Vegetables
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):
■ Supply for lease up to ninety (90) AMC Model 2700 juice extractors located in processing plants throughout the state to extract, evaluate and determine the percent of total soluble solids per pound on delivered citrus.
■ Results of this testing determines the maturity of the delivered load.
■ Chapter 20-34.001 (2), F.A.C., specifies than an AMC #2700 juice extractor, or its equivalent, be used for these testing purposes.
■ These extractors are leased to maintain control over statewide testing procedures to ensure uniformity and consistency in the industry.
PUR 7776 (01/16) Page 2 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.
■ The cost for leasing these machines is reimbursed by individual processing plants.
Intended Single Source:
Brown International Corporation, LLC
Estimated Dollar Amount:
Approximate Contract Amount: $351,000.00
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):
Brown International Corporation, LLC, Post Office Box 713, Winter Haven, Florida 33882 holds
Patent #3185071 and #3280726 for this extractor, and there is no equivalent machine.
Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):
Ana McClure, Accountant II, Division of Fruit and Vegetables
Lisa Jensen, Director, Division of Fruit and Vegetables
Channcen Bell, Purchasing Specialist, 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 Section
120.57(3), F.S.
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