Mississippi Forensic Laboratory Life Technologies Kits and Consumables Sole Source 3150006901
Mississippi Highway Patrol (Department of Public Safety)State · Jackson, MS- Due
- Jul 21, 2026
- Deadline passed
- Primary contact
- Sonya Williams
The 30-second brief
The Mississippi Forensic Laboratory (MSFL) is seeking to purchase Thermo Fisher Scientific Life Technologies Kits, Reagents, Capillaries, and related consumables under sole source #3150006901. The procurement includes 22 line items such as HI-DI Formamide, Spectral Dye Cal Kits, POP-4 Polymer, Capillary Arrays, Globalfiler Kits, YFiler Plus Kits, and Quantifiler Trio Kits. These items are used for DNA Human Identification within the MSFL DNA Section and are validated for use with Life Technologies 3130, 3500, and 3500xl Genetic Analyzers. The estimated cost is $487,356.79. Interested parties who believe they can provide these commodities must submit a written objection including a description of comparable commodities and a list of sources by July 21, 2026, at 5:00 pm local time to the Procurement Department in Pearl, MS.
Written notice of objection to sole source justification
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Summary
The Mississippi Forensic Laboratory (MSFL) is seeking to purchase Thermo Fisher Scientific Life Technologies Kits, Reagents, Capillaries, and related consumables under sole source #3150006901.
The procurement includes 22 line items such as HI-DI Formamide, Spectral Dye Cal Kits, POP-4 Polymer, Capillary Arrays, Globalfiler Kits, YFiler Plus Kits, and Quantifiler Trio Kits. These items are used for DNA Human Identification within the MSFL DNA Section and are validated for use with Life Technologies 3130, 3500, and 3500xl Genetic Analyzers. The estimated cost is $487,356.79. Interested parties who believe they can provide these commodities must submit a written objection including a description of comparable commodities and a list of sources by July 21, 2026, at 5:00 pm local time to the Procurement Department in Pearl, MS.
REQUIRED DELIVERABLES
Written notice of objection to sole source justification
REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS
3- Description of comparable commodities
- Explanation of meeting agency needs
- List of sources
- Submit to
- Procurement Department, 3rd Floor, Suite 3600, 209 Allen Stuart Drive, Pearl, MS 39208
- Scope location
- Pearl, MS
- Reported agency
- Mississippi Forensic Laboratory
Questions about this QUOTE
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Review the full solicitation document for submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and deadlines. The submission deadline is July 21, 2026. The solicitation specifies required deliverables that must be addressed in your response. Be sure to include all required attachments as outlined in the solicitation. Submissions should be delivered to: Procurement Department, 3rd Floor, Suite 3600, 209 Allen Stuart Drive, Pearl, MS 39208. For questions, contact Sonya Williams.
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The solicitation specifies the following deliverables: Written notice of objection to sole source justification. Proposals should clearly address how each deliverable will be met.
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