Award Notification of Extended warranties for StepOne

The State of Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) 200000000025 to procure extended warranty services for laboratory equipment. Specifically, the procurement sought a five-year extended warranty covering 11 Q-PCR instruments, with the solicitation posted on SIGMA VSS on May 5, 2020, and responses due by May 12, 2020, allowing seven days for submission. The primary objective is to secure comprehensive warranty coverage for the specified Q-PCR instruments to ensure continued operational reliability and minimize downtime. The State determined that Life Technologies is the sole capable contractor qualified to provide the requested extended warranty service for these particular instruments, a finding that supported the procurement strategy. No bidders submitted proposals by the published deadline of May 12, 2020. Questions regarding this ITN may be directed to Solicitation Manager Lisa VanOstran at vanostranl@michigan.gov or 517-599-7680.

This procurement is a sole-source award to Life Technologies, pending State Administrative Board approval, and represents a non-competitive solicitation based on the State's determination of sole-source capability. The award notification was issued on July 8, 2020, with the due date listed as July 9, 2020. No set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or alternative vendor options are indicated in the available documentation. Life Technologies is identified as the current and prospective contractor for this extended warranty service. While specific contract value information is not disclosed in the award notification document, the procurement covers a five-year extended warranty period for the 11 Q-PCR instruments, representing the budget scope of this procurement.