SS2231 PUR7776.pdf

PUR 7776 (Eff. 03/2016) Page 1 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

TITLE: IBIS® BRASSTRAX™ Acquisition Station and IBIS® MATCHPOINT™ Analysis Station

Short description of the commodity or service desired: One (1) BRASSTRAX Acquisition Station and One (1) MATCHPOINT Analysis Station.

CONTACT:

Name: Brandon Chew Address: 2331 Phillips Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32308 Telephone: 850-410-7300 Email: centralpurchasing@fdle.state.fl.us

Internal tracking number, if any: FDLE-SS-2231

Date posted: April 11, 2022 Last day for receipt of information: May 2, 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):

46151712 – Forensic Chemical Workstation

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

2 Units

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

FDLE/Investigations and Forensic Science

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):

Pursuant to Chapter 943, FS, and Chapter 11, FAC, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), mission is to promote public safety and strengthen domestic security by providing services in partnership with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies to prevent, investigate, and solve crimes while protecting Florida’s citizens by enforcing and supporting prevention of drug activity, responding to emergency situations, and preventing any act of criminal violence in the State of Florida.

BRASSTRAX is the updated technology used by the National Integrated Ballistics Information (NIBIN) System, which is owned and operated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and which FDLE is granted access for analysis purposes. The IBIS® MATCHPOINT™ system allows the crime lab analyst to compare bullet and cartridge images next to or in multiple viewing modes. The system tools are designed to aid firearm examiners in selecting potential matches from the NIBIN database.

PUR 7776 (Eff. 03/2016) Page 2 of 2 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

Intended Single Source:

Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology Inc.

7975 114th Ave. N Suite 2500 Largo, FL 33773

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$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):

Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology Inc (UEFTI) is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the IBIS BRASSTRAX Acquisition station and the IBIS MATCHPOINT Analysis Station. NIBIN is the only interstate automated ballistic imaging network in operation in the United States and is available to most major population centers in the United States. Other ballistic identification technologies are not compatible with NIBIN.

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

Sonya Avant, Chief of General Services Jason Bundy, Director of Forensic Services

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 s.120.57(3), F.S.