Request for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Oxford Instruments America, Inc. in the amount of $130,339 for Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer (SEMEDS) detectors for the Institute of Forensic Sciences for the period of August 25, 2026 - August 24, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.
What this record is
- Held by
- Oxford Instruments America
- Amount
- $130K
- Runs until
- August 24, 2027 311 days — goes back out to bid date quoted from the award document
- Type
- contract
- Field
- Utilities & energy
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- Committee
- Commissioners Court
- Requested by
- Purchasing
- Introduced
- August 14, 2026
- On agenda
- August 25, 2026
- Passed
- August 25, 2026
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