Auto Titration System

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is seeking to procure an Auto Titration System through a single source contract with Mettler-Toledo, LLC for its State Materials Office. The procurement specifically targets a Chloride Auto-titration system designed to test chloride content in concrete and cementitious materials, in compliance with Florida Method of Test, FM 5-516. The new system must accommodate 180-milliliter beakers, include built-in controls for solution strength determination, and operate fully automatically to enable testing outside normal business hours. Key objectives include increasing testing capacity, improving accuracy, and eliminating human variability associated with manual testing methods. The contract opportunity was posted on November 10, 2025, with a response deadline of November 14, 2025, and is subject to protest provisions under section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes. Interested parties must file any protests within the prescribed legal timeframe or forfeit their right to proceedings under Chapter 120.

This single source procurement is specifically targeted at Mettler-Toledo, which has been identified as the only known vendor possessing equipment with the comprehensive functionality required to perform all tasks for the FM 5-516 test method. The current system in use by FDOT is reaching the end of its service life and cannot perform certain required functions supporting method updates. The contract is valued at $152,427.41 and will be executed within Leon County, Florida. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations were mentioned in the documentation. The procurement represents a direct replacement of existing laboratory testing infrastructure, with the primary goal of upgrading technological capabilities to support more efficient and precise materials testing processes. The contract will enable FDOT to modernize its testing capabilities, potentially increasing laboratory productivity and test accuracy through advanced automated titration technology.