Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Division of Police needs to purchase two Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometers (FTIR) to be used for the identification of controlled substances at the Police Crime Laboratory. The current FTIR systems were purchased in 2007 and 2011 and have been deemed obsolete and no longer serviceable by the manufacturer. However, the Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) accessories used for direct sampling with the FTIR and Spectrum software used to operate the FTIR are current and supported. Since the FTIR are routinely used to analyze submitted drug evidence, it is imperative replacement FTIR systems are able to seamlessly integrate with the current ATR Accessories and Spectrum software purchased to avoid casework disruption; therefore we are requesting a bid waiver as PerkinElmer US LLC is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the FTIR system that is fully capable of utilizing the existing Perkin Elmer ATR accessories obtained by the Crime Lab on May1, 2024.
Bid Information: These items are manifestly impractical to bid because PerkinElmer US LLC is the only manufacturer and distributor of the FTIR system that will be compatible with the current ATR accessories and spectrum software the crime lab procured on May 1, 2024.
PerkinElmer US LLC is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Contract Compliance No: CC-045842 expires 6/29/2025
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to expedite the purchase so the equipment may be placed in service for the Police Crime Lab as soon as possible to prevent delay of evidence processing and to procure the items prior to the grant end date.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes an expenditure of $68,904.24 for the purchase of two Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometers for the Police Crime Lab funded by the...
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