The Department's, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories has the need to purchase the BioFire reagents and service agreements for the identification of pathogens using nucleic acid sequences. These reagents will support the outbreak detection activities for viral diseases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The BioFire FilmArray Torch System and the BioFire FilmArray 2.0 System are the latest in user-friendly automated multiplex PCR. The BioFire System’s integrated sample preparation, amplification, detection, and analysis into one easy-to-use system capable of massively multiplexed PCR. Each platform is a fully automated, multiplex PCR system capable of detecting multiple targets in one sample in about one hour. The reagents and equipment are used in testing required by the CDC. In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the Florida Department of Health, BPHL, requests authorization to purchase, as a single source, bioMerieux BioFire reagents and service. Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification.
