Handheld Portable Mass Spectrometer

The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners is seeking sealed bids for the procurement of one (1) Handheld Portable Mass Spectrometer for the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office. The device must be capable of identifying drugs and narcotics and must be able to analyze gas, vapor, solid, liquid, and aerosol samples. Vendors must have an active Unique Entity Identifier and cannot be suspended or debarred from doing business with the federal government, as federal funds are being used for this purchase. Bids must be submitted by 2 PM on October 18, 2023, and the delivery of the device is required within 120 days.

The procurement is set aside for small business participation, and the incumbent provider was XYZ Scientific Instruments. The bid must include the total bid amount, including freight costs, as well as the vendor's Unique Entity Identifier. Whitfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to make an award deemed in its best interest. The local vendor preference policy allows local vendors within 4% of the low bid to agree to match the low bid within 24 hours. The total contract value is not specified, but the procurement is funded through a combination of state and federal grant monies.