Mettler-Toledo Rainin

The Florida Department of Health (FDOH), Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL), is seeking to procure special pipettes, pipette tips, and associated supplies from Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC on a single-source basis. These specific pipette tips are unique to the Mettler-Toledo Rainin pipettes and their injection system, which are required to ensure minimal dead volume in the tips during laboratory testing, enabling accurate reagent sampling. The purchase will be for a 3-year term, with an estimated value of $510,000. The notice was posted on January 18, 2024, and the last day for receipt of information from prospective vendors is February 8, 2024. Mettler-Toledo Rainin is the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of the required pipette tips and injection system, which are compatible with the BPHL's existing LiteTouch System (LTS). The FDOH has determined that these commodities are available only from a single source and will provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in accordance with the applicable Florida Administrative Code and statutes.

This procurement is restricted to Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC as the sole source provider of the required pipette tips and injection system. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent vendor is Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC, and the BPHL's existing LiteTouch System (LTS) requires integration with the Mettler-Toledo Rainin pipettes and tips. The total award value is estimated at $510,000 for the 3-year contract term.