REFERENCE NUMBER: 32101

PURCHASING AGENCY: Admin/Office of State Procurement

TITLE: Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 120 Mass Spectrometer System
CONTRACT AVAILABLE TO: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION IS DUE NO LATER THAN 10/19/2022 AT 3:00 PM Central Time

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This is a single source posting notification; there are no solicitation documents for download. Note this posting is not a Request for Bid (RFB) or Request for Proposal (RFP).

The Environmental Analysis (EA) Unit of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) partnering with the Department of Administration, intends to enter into an agreement with Thermo Electron North America LLC, for a one time-buy to provide (1) one Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 120 Mass Spectrometer System.

The Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 120 Mass Spectrometer System is needed to conduct chemical analyses in samples of complex matrices and identify contaminants in the samples. The analytical instrument must have Quadrupole – Orbitrap configuration and deliver the mass spectrometer performance of high resolution and accurate mass with the maximum resolution of 120,000 (FWHM) at m/z 200. The Exploris 120 was specifically designed for small molecules such as pesticides.

The instrument also needs to analyze samples without target analyte (unknown searches). Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 120 Mass Spectrometer System is the only analysis system that meets not only the resolution requirements but all the business/analysis requirement needs of the EA Unit. In addition, the service requirements can only be met by a Thermo Field Service Engineer.

This is deemed a single source purchase because Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 120 Mass Spectrometer System is solely distributed and supported by Thermo Electron North America LLC and is not available from other third parties. The Agency determined that Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 120 Mass Spectrometer System is the only commercially reasonably available commodity product that meets the Agency’s business needs.

If there are any concerns regarding this single source opportunity, contact Kathryn Kemerley, Acquisition Management Specialist at kathryn.kemerley@state,mn.us before October 19, at 3:00 PM Central Time. Include the reference number and title of the posting in the subject line. Or you may call the HelpLine at 651.296.2600 (MN Relay Service for persons with speech or hearing disabilities: 711 or 1.800.627.3529) or fax your request to 651.297.3996, ATTN: HelpLine.

Date This Solicitation Was Posted: 10/10/2022 11:03:20 AM