Description
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Division of Food Safety, Bureau of Laboratories) intends to enter a single‑source agreement with BioMérieux, Inc. to purchase proprietary laboratory supplies and testing kits required for AOAC‑validated food‑borne pathogen detection. The agency will procure DNA sequencing products, molecular biology test kits, reagents, assay cartridges, calibrators, and control materials that are compatible only with BioMérieux’s existing pathogen detection instruments. The estimated contract value is $60‑$75 K, with execution slated for 30 June 2027. Interested vendors may submit information on their ability to supply these items by 23 September 2026.
• Commodity: DNA sequencing products, molecular biology test kits, reagents, assay cartridges, calibrators, controls (UNSPSC 41105600, 41116133, 41116134).
• Supplier: BioMérieux, Inc. – sole source due to proprietary nature of the materials.
• Estimated contract amount: $60,000 – $75,000.
• Submission deadline for vendor information: 23 Sept 2026.
• Contract execution date: 30 June 2027.
• Contact: Edward Rondeau, Procurement, (850) 617‑7181, [email protected].