SS2350 PUR7776 .pdf

PUR 7776 (Eff. 01/2016) 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: Forensic Camera Systems

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Forensic Camera Systems with Full Spectrum Imaging Systems (FSIS) used to view and capture latent prints and other types of evidence.

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-2350

Date posted: April 28, 2023 Last day for receipt of information: May 19, 2023

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 15 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

45121521 - Inspection Camera 46151708 - Forensic Magnifiers

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

5 forensic camera systems

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

FDLE/Investigations and Forensic Science/Office of Forensic Services

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):

FDLE’s 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 pursuant to Chapter 943, FS, and Chapter 11, FAC. Part of FDLE’s criminal laboratory’s mission is to examine evidence. Full spectrum imaging systems are used by FDLE analysts to view and capture latent prints and other types of evidence.

Intended Single Source:

Arrowhead Forensics 11006 Strang Line Road Lenexa, Kansas 66215

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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):

The Arrowhead Forensics Full Spectrum Imaging System (FSIS) is the only forensic camera system with custom software which enables the analyst to view and capture latent prints and other types of evidence on 3D, textured, and round surfaces using an integration feature. The Arrowhead Forensics FSIS is the only forensic camera system which has an arm built with hydraulics, allowing the analyst to swing the camera in a six-foot circumference area. The Arrowhead Forensics FSIS is the only forensic camera system equipped with a retina 4K-resolution iMac all-in-one computer and software that allows for the transfer of high-resolution images to the display.

Arrowhead Scientific, Inc. is the sole manufacturer and distributer of Arrowhead Forensic FSIS.

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

Alan Herring, Chief of General Services Jason Bundy, Special Agent in Charge

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.