Notice to Sole Source Evoqua Water to provide tank exchanges, maintenance and upgrade of DI system.

The City's Utilities Department is seeking to purchase exchanges, maintenance, and upgrade of a DI System for laboratory-grade DI Water, Standard Methods, and NELAP. The system must be compatible with the current system and meet or exceed ISO 9001 standards. The City plans to negotiate and award a contract to a single source, Evoqua, under the authority of Florida Statute 287.057(3)(c). The key aspects of this opportunity include: • Providing tank exchanges, maintenance, and upgrade of the DI system • Meeting or exceeding ISO 9001 standards for laboratory-grade DI Water, Standard Methods, and NELAP • Compatibility with the current system • Compliance with Evoqua's quality program, which is compliant with ISO 9001 requirements The City did not search for other vendors, and the proposed price is considered fair and reasonable based on the sole source justification.