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Title: Maintenance and Repair of the 7500FAST DX Service
Procurement
Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
Life Technologies Corporation
5781 Van Allen Way , Carlsbad, CA, 92008
Services (other than human services)
Sole Source
10/4/2024
Award
$750,000.00

PIN#81624S0007001

Life Technologies (Original Equipment Manufacturer, a part of the parent company, Thermo Fisher Scientific, is the only organization that provides services related to maintenance and repair of these instruments: 7500FAST DX Service, KINGFISHER ML, MAG PARTICLE, KINGFISHER FLEX , 96 DW UNIT, QUANTSTUDIO DX,3500XL Genetic Analyzer and Veriti Dx Thermal Cycler. Neither competitive sealed bidding nor competitive sealed proposals are practicable or advantageous as Life Technologies is a sole source provider who can provide the required services.
Description

DOHMH will enter into a sole source contract with Life Technologies Corporations Inc to provide services related for maintenance and repair of the 7500FAST DX Service, KINGFISHER ML, MAG PARTICLE, KINGFISHER FLEX , 96 DW UNIT, QUANTSTUDIO DX,3500XL Genetic Analyzer and Veriti Dx Thermal Cycler, which are existing equipment utilized by the NYC Public Health Laboratory for clinical and environmental testing necessary for the detection oof various viruses.

DOHMH determined that Life Technologies is a sole source provider confirming that Life Technologies (Original Equipment Manufacturer), a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is the only organization that provides services related for maintenance and repair of these machines. Only Thermo Fisher Scientific’s personnel (Life Technologies) possess the requisite product knowledge and specialized training to provide such services. Without their certification of the laboratory instruments, PHL cannot fulfill critical clinical and environmental testing. The term of this contract is for five (5) year, with no option to renew.
 


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