Agilent Technologies

The Florida Department of Health (DOH), specifically the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL) in Jacksonville, is seeking to procure a refurbished Mass Selective Detector (MSD) 5977B Mass SD model from Agilent Technologies, Inc. for the Chemical Threat Laboratory. This single-source procurement is being conducted under a Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant Cooperative Agreement (PHEP), with the specific objective of acquiring an instrument that meets CDC Laboratory Response Network-Chemical (LRN-C) guidelines for chemical terrorism method performance. The MSD will be connected to an existing Agilent Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer analyzer, working in conjunction to produce analytical results. The procurement is posted on March 12, 2025, with a final submission deadline of April 2, 2025. Specific requirements mandate that the instrument must precisely meet LRN-C specifications, with the procurement being justified by the unique compatibility and proprietary nature of the Agilent system.

The procurement appears to be restricted to a single vendor, Agilent Technologies, Inc., due to the proprietary nature of their equipment and software that cannot be modified or redistributed. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the available documentation. The existing infrastructure includes an Agilent Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer analyzer, which the new MSD must integrate with seamlessly. The estimated contract value is $44,643.12, with a contract term of one year. The procurement is being funded through the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant cooperative agreement, which provides specific guidelines for instrument acquisition. No information is provided about alternative vendors or competitive bidding processes, as this is a single-source procurement based on the unique technical requirements of the laboratory's chemical threat detection capabilities.