Sheriff PO-SH-26007580

Purchase of laboratory equipment and molecular biology reagents by the Los Angeles County Sheriff

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Sheriff), a county agency in California, issued purchase order PO-SH-26007580 to Blue Angel International LLC for a variety of laboratory supplies focused on molecular biology and histology. Products purchased include multiple reagents and supplies from Sigma-Aldrich such as Trizma base (catalog #93362-500G, quantity 1), Phenol-Chloroform-Isoamyl Alcohol mixture (catalog #77617-500ML, quantity 5), Glycogen from mussel (catalog #G1767-1VL, quantity 2), Alpha-Amylase from human saliva (catalog #A0521-2.5KU, quantity 2), Harris hematoxylin solution (catalog #HHS32-1L, quantity 1), Eosin Y Disodium Salt (catalog #E4382-100G, quantity 1), Picric acid-saturated solution (catalog #P6744-1GA, quantity 1), Nuclear Fast Red stain (catalog #N8002-5G, quantity 1), Sodium Acetate anhydrous (catalog #S2889-250G, quantity 1), Gly-Gly-His tripeptide (catalog #G4541-100MG, quantity 24), and lab solvents like Ethyl Alcohol (catalog #E7023-4X4-PC and #E7023-500ML, various quantities). MilliporeSigma’s EDTA disodium salt dihydrate (catalog #324503-1KG, quantity 1) and Roche Diagnostics' Bovine Serum Albumin (catalog #10711454001, quantity 4) were also procured. Transportation/freight was included at no additional charge. The vendor contact is Avon Zhang. Buyer contacts are Christy Sanchez (c3sanche@lasd.org) and Anny Estrada (abestrada@lasd.org). The purchase order specifications require delivery to the rear of the building via State University Drive, to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Scientific Services Bureau at 1800 Paseo Rancho Castilla, Los Angeles, CA 90032. Sales tax considerations and shipping conditions are outlined per California Department of Tax and Fee Administration guidance. The total award amount is $148,622.00. This procurement falls under NAICS related to laboratory equipment and chemicals for molecular biology research and is categorized as a local government purchase based on the buyer's county agency classification.

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DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA PRODUCT NO.: 93362-500G RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REAGENTS - TRIZMA BASE - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - TRIZMA BASETHYL (FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY), SIGMA-ALDRICH, WITH CATALOG # 93362-500G OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA PRODUCT NO.: 77617-500ML RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REAGENTS - PHENOL-CHLOROFORM-ISOAMYL ALCOHOL MIXTURE - FOR NUCLEIC ACID PURIFICATION (DNA/RNA EXTRACTION) - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - PHENOL-CHLOROFORM-ISOAMYL ALCOHOL MIXTURE IN A 25:24:1 RATIO, SIGMA-ALDRICH, WITH CATALOG NUMBER 77617-500ML OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA PRODUCT NO.: G1767-1VL RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - BIOLOGICAL REAGENTS/PROTEINS - GLYCOGEN FROM MUSSEL (MYTILUS GENUS) - A LIQUID SOLUTION SUPPLIED IN ONE VIAL (1VL) - USED AS AN INERT CARRIER OR COPRECIPITANT TO AID IN THE ISOLATION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF DNA AND RNA, PARTICULARLY FROM DILUTE SOLUTIONS - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - GLYCOGEN FROM MUSSEL, MYTILUS GENUS, SIGMA-ALDRICH, WITH CATALOG NUMBER G1767-1VL OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA PRODUCT NO.: A0521-2.5KU RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - BIOLOGICAL REAGENTS/PROTEINS - GREEK LETTER ALPHA (a)-AMYLASE FROM HUMAN SALIVA, TYPE IX-A - A LYOPHILIZED POWDER USED IN RESEARCH AND IS AN ENZYME THAT BREAKS DOWN STARCH INTO SUGAR, BEGINNING DIGESTION IN THE MOUTH - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - GREEK LETTER ALPHA (a)-AMYLASE TYPE IX-A FROM HUMAN SALIVA, SIGMA-ALDRICH, WITH CATALOG NUMBER A0521-2.5KU OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: MILLIPORE PRODUCT NO.: 324503-1KG RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REAGENTS - EDTA, DISODIUM SALT, DIHYDRATE, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY GRADE, IS ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID DISODIUM SALT DIHYDRATE, A METAL-CHELATING AGENT USED IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TO SEQUESTER ESSENTIALMETAL IONS THAT ENZYMES NEED, THUS INHIBITING ENZYMES THAT DEGRADE DNA, RNA, OR PROTEINS - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - EDTA, DISODIUM SALT, DIHYDRATE, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY GRADE, MILLIPORESIGMA (UNDER THE CALBIOCHEM BRAND), CATALOG NUMBER 324503-1KG, OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA PRODUCT NO.: HHS32-1L RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - HISTOLOGY SOLUTIONS/STAINS - HEMATOXYLIN SOLUTION, HARRIS& - A MODIFIED, MERCURY-FREE NUCLEAR STAIN USED IN HISTOLOGY FOR PRECISE CELL STAINING, ESPECIALLY THE NUCLEUS - A POPULAR CHOICE FOR H&E STAINING, OFFERING EXCELLENT NUCLEAR DETAIL - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - HEMATOXYLIN SOLUTION, HARRIS&, SIGMA-ALDRICH, CATALOG # HHS32-1L, OR EQUAL Note: The catalog number HHS32-1L refers to manufacturer's 1-liter bottle of this modified Harris hematoxylin. (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA-ALDRICH PRODUCT NO.: E4382-100G RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - HISTOLOGY SOLUTIONS/STAINS - EOSIN Y DISODIUM SALT, A HIGH-QUALITY BIOLOGICAL STAIN, KNOWN FOR ITS USE IN HISTOLOGY/MICROSCOPY, AND CERTIFIED BY THE BSC (Biological Stain Commission), AN INDEPENDENT BODY ENSURING DYES MEET STRICT STANDARDS FOR PURITY AND DYE CONTENT, CRITICAL FOR RELIABLE LAB RESULTS - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - EOSIN Y DISODIUM SALT, CERTIFIED BY THE BSC, SIGMA-ALDRICH, CATALOG NUMBER E4382-100G, OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA PRODUCT NO.: P6744-1GA RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - HISTOLOGY SOLUTIONS/STAINS - PICRIC ACID-SATURATED SOLUTION, 1.3% - A COMMON LABORATORY REAGENT USED AS A HISTOLOGICAL FIXATIVE OR IN STAINING (LIKE SIRIUS RED) TO PRESERVE AND COLOR TISSIES BY BINDING TO BASIC PROTEINS, WITH WATER ACTING AS DESENSITIZER TO REDUCE EXPLOSION RISK - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - PICRIC ACID-SATURATED SOLUTION, 1.3%, SIGMA-ALDRICH, CATALOG NUMBER P6744-1GA, OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA PRODUCT NO.: N8002-5G RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - STAINS AND CHEMICAL REAGENTS - NUCLEAR FAST RED - A BIOLOGICAL STAIN USED PRIMARILY IN HISTOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS - AN ACIDIC ANTHRAQUINONE DYE ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS GERMANIC NAME, KEMECHTROT - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - NUCLEAR FAST RED, SIGMA-ALDRICH, CATALOG NUMBER N8002-5G, OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA-ALDRICH PRODUCT NO.: S2889-250G RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - STAINS AND CHEMICAL REAGENTS - SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYDROUS, FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - IS WIDELY USED IN LAB SETTINGS, PARTICULARLY FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY APPLICATIONS, E.G., ACTING AS A BUFFER IN SOLUTIONS, AIDING IN THE PURIFICATION AND PRECIPITATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS (DNA/RNA), AND PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYDROUS, FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, SIGMA-ALDRICH, CATALOG NUMBER S2889-250G, OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGALD PRODUCT NO.: E7023-4X4-PC RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - PURE LABORATORY SOLVENTS - ETHY ALCOHOL (ETHANOL), A CLEAR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, ALSO KNOWN AS GRAIN ALCOHOL - 200 PROOF (100%) PURE, NON-DENATURED - A HIGH-GRADE SOLVENT FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY APPLICATIONS LIKE DNA/RNA EXTRACTION - COMES IN A CASE PACK CONTAINING FOUR 4-LITER BOTTLES - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - ETHYL ALCOHOL, PURE, 200 PROOF, SIGMA-ALDRICH. CATALOG # E7023-4X4L-PC, OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGMA PRODUCT NO.: G4541-100Mg RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - BIOLOGICAL REAGENTS AND PROTEINS - GLY-GLY-HIS (GLYCYL-GLYCYL-HISTIDINE), A TRIPEPTIDE (THREE AMINO ACID CHAIN) USED IN RESEARCH FOR METAL CHELATION (LIKE COPPER), ENZYME STUDIES, PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS, AND WOUND HEALING RESEARCH - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - GLY-GLY-HIS, SIGMA-ALDRICH, CATALOG NUMBER G4541-100MG, OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: Roche Diagnostics PRODUCT NO.: 10711454001 RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - BIOLOGICAL REAGENTS AND PROTEINS - BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN (BSA), BLOOD TYPING SUITABLE, ENDONUCLEASE, EXONUCLEASE, RNASES, PROTEINASES FREE - A HIGH-PURITY BSA SOLUTION SPECIFICALLY REFINED FOR SENSITIVE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY APPLICATIONS - SUPPLIED AS A 20 MG/ML SOLUTION IN A BUFFER CONTAINING Tris-HCl, NaCl, EDTA, 2-mercaptoethanol, and 50% glycerol - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN, BLOOD TYPING: SUITABLE, ENDONUCLEASE, RNASES, PROTEINASES FREE, [Note: While manufactured by Roche, this is widely distributed through Sigma-Aldrich/MilliporeSigma and Fisher Scientific], CATALOG # 10711454001, OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: BRAND/MAKE: SIGALD PRODUCT NO.: E7023-500ML RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - PURE LABORATORY SOLVENTS - ETHY ALCOHOL (ETHANOL), A CLEAR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, ALSO KNOWN AS GRAIN ALCOHOL - 200 PROOF (100%) PURE, NON-DENATURED - A HIGH-GRADE SOLVENT FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY APPLICATIONS LIKE DNA/RNA EXTRACTION - COMES IN A SINGLE 500 mL BOTTLE - PER BID SPECIFICATIONS - ETHYL ALCOHOL, PURE, 200 PROOF, SIGMA-ALDRICH. CATALOG # E7023-500ML, OR EQUAL (Taxable line); DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS / FREIGHT INCLUDED AT NO CHARGE ($0.00) RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS / FREIGHT AS ONE (1) LOT FOR ALL ITEMS QUOTED ABOVE AND/OR OFFERED. (Non-taxable line) Note to Bidder: If bidder is charging for shipping, which may not be taxable, write or use terms such as transportation of goods, shipping, delivery, or freight. If bidder is charging for handling, which is taxable, be sure to use or write the term Shipping & Handling (S&H) under when bidder writes its offer under unit price on this line AND, if awarded the order, bidder (who became the awarded vendor) uses or writes that term (handling) on vendor's invoice. This will help determine how to apply sales tax and shall make things clearer [refer also at California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Shipping and Delivery Charges (Publication 100)]. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO QUOTE F.O.B. DESTINATION, FREIGHT PREPAID AND ALLOWED, FOR ALL ITEMS BID HEREIN AND ALL DELIVERIES AS ONE (1) LOT, ON THE SPACE OR LINE PROVIDED ON THIS COMMODITY LINE UNIT PRICE. VENDOR PAYS FREIGHT COST, OWN TITLE IN TRANSIT, FILE CLAIM(S). COUNTY TAKES OWNERSHIP AT DESTINATION (REFER TO SECTION 2 ON PAGE 18 OF THIS SOLICITATION). IF BIDDER'S OFFER FOR THIS COMMODITY LINE IS FREE-OF-CHARGE OR ALREADY INCLUDED WITH OFFER(S) IN OTHER COMMODITY LINE(S), THEN BIDDER MAY WRITE ZERO DOLLAR ($0.00) OR LEAVE BLANK.; DEPT CONCURS WITH VENDOR'S OFFER, WHICH STATES: TARIFF SURCHARGE $189.26 RFB-IS-26200542-1 STATES: TARIFF SURCHARGE, IF ANY OR IF APPLICABLE (Taxable line) TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOLICITATION # RFB-IS-26200542 NOTE TO VENDOR: PLEASE DELIVER TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING VIA STATE UNIVERSITY DRIVE VENDOR CONTACT: Avon Zhang, Phone (510) 931-7777, (510) 827-9981 VENDOR MUST WRITE PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER ON ALL PACKING SLIPS, DELIVERIES, AND INVOICES. SEND ORDER CONFIRMATION AND ANY QUESTION ON THIS ORDER TO THE DEPARTMENT PROCUREMENT STAFF NAMED BELOW. > CHRISTY SANCHEZ PHONE (323) 267-6141 E-MAIL c3sanche@lasd.org AND/OR > ANNY ESTRADA PHONE (323) 307-4336 E-MAIL abestrada@lasd.org SEND INVOICE TO: SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SCIENTIFIC SVS-LOS ANGELES 15760 1800 PASEO RANCHO CASTILLA LOS ANGELES CA 90032 ATTN SCIENTIFIC SVS BUREAU-FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER TO AVOID DELAY IN INVOICE PROCESSING, INVOICE MUST MATCH PURCHASE ORDER. NO OTHER CHARGES ARE ALLOWED UNLESS SPECIFIED ON THIS ORDER. FOR VENDOR PAYMENT INQUIRIES, SEND TO: LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 211 W TEMPLE STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 GENERAL INFORMATION PHONE NUMBER: (213) 229-1700 OR CALL THE DEPARTMENT¿S PROCUREMENT STAFF NAMED ABOVE TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN CONTACTING THE DEPARTMENT'S INVOICE PROCESSING UNIT. ________________________ For internal use: Unit #/Name: 15760P - SSB Object Code: 3063/5138 Activity Code: PCEM Function: TSD Project Code: SB35 Budget Log #: CHEM-58F rqn-sh-26025092 christy sanchez / anny estrada ________________________