Sole Source Contract for Service and Support Agreement for Agilent Instruments

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) intends to award a sole source contract to Agilent Technologies for a service and support agreement for various Agilent instruments used in SLED's Forensic Services Laboratory. The contract is necessary to ensure the instruments continue to function properly and provide accurate results for criminal investigations. The services include support for Agilent GCMS 5975 Diffusion System, GCMS 5975 Turbo System, Intuvo 9000GC System Enhance, LCMS Triple Quad System, 6465A Triple Quadrupole LC/MS System, 6430 QQQ System, 6470 QQQ LC/MS system, LCMS 6475 QQQ System, and 6545/ 6546 LC/ QTOF System Instruments. • The contract amount is $375,362.90. • The contract is justified as a sole source procurement because only Agilent is certified to service and support their proprietary instruments and software. • Warranties would be voided if another vendor were to service the instruments. • The contract is necessary to ensure the continued functionality and accuracy of the instruments used in SLED's Forensic Services Laboratory.