Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: Pollution Control Services
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Dr. Latrice Babin
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240455
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Agilent Technologies, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Drop Shipped
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an award on the basis of only bid meeting specifications to Agilent Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $133,184 for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) System for Pollution Control Services for the period of August 7, 2025 - August 6, 2026 with four (4) one-year renewal options (240455), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Drop Shipped.
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Background and Discussion:
This project consists of the successful Bidder, in this case Agilent Instruments, furnishing Harris County Pollution Control Services Laboratory with an Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) system. Our existing system is aging and requires constant maintenance, which has impeded timely analysis. Upgrading to a modern system with an autosampler will enhance throughput while reducing resource consumption and labor hours.
The work to be performed by the Bidder shall include, but is not limited to, providing a laboratory system capable of analyzing metals in water and soil at parts per billion (ppb) levels. Vendor(s) must clearly demonstrate their ability to install an ICP/MS system with a sample capacity of 50-125 samples and provide services that may include annual preventive maintenance. The proposal must include warranty costs-preferab...
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