CS/MS Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer Field Kit

The City of Long Beach Fire Department is requesting bids on a Griffin G510 Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) Field Kit with a five-year maintenance service contract under ITB FD-22-130, with bids due September 28, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

The scope is a single Griffin G510 portable GC/MS unit with integrated heated sample probe, AC power adapter, batteries, helium carrier gas cartridges, injection equipment, transport case, and software for field identification of chemicals including narcotics, chemical warfare agents, explosives, toxic industrial chemicals, and environmental pollutants. The procurement includes a three-year annual preventative maintenance and service contract with loaner instrument availability during repairs, and an optional three-year extended warranty. Delivery is required no later than February 28, 2023.

Questions and approved equal submissions were due September 7, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., with City responses due September 14, 2022. Bids must be submitted electronically and by hard copy to the City Clerk's office; pricing shall be submitted electronically with delivery and unloading charges quoted separately and excluded from tax calculations. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

Bidders must submit five current customer references, a W-9 form, debarment certification, Equal Benefits Ordinance compliance documentation, and California Secretary of State registration documentation. Insurance requirements include minimum $1 million general liability per occurrence and $2 million aggregate. If the contract award exceeds $250,000, a faithful performance bond equal to 100 percent of the bid cost is required. Payment terms are Net 30 unless otherwise quoted. The procurement may be funded by federal grants subject to 2 CFR 200 compliance. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, award to multiple vendors, and modify quantities based on actual needs and available funding. Safeware, Inc. of Lanham, Maryland was identified as the lowest responsive bidder in the Notice of Intent to Award dated October 1, 2022.