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Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation Health and Environment; Safety COA Strategic Direction: Agenda Item Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract with Agilent Technologies Inc., to provide an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer, in an amount not to exceed $93,367. Amount and Source of Funding Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Operating Budget of Austin Water. May 5, 2021 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Purchasing May 20, 2021 Client: Rick Coronado Sole Source. N/A Purchasing Language: Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: May 5, 2021 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9D Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.  The contract will provide an Agilent 5900 Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) for the purpose of compliance monitoring under the Clean Water Act. The ICP-OES will be used by the Austin Water Environmental Analytical Services Laboratory to analyze wastewater, non-potable water, environmental samples, and sludges according to Environmental Protection Agency soil and sludge test methods 200.7, 6010C, SW-846. The Agilent 5900 ICP-OES is designed and is solely produced by Agilent Technologies Inc. and is exclusive to Agilent Technologies Inc. The spectrometer and accessories contain patented and unique characteristics proprietary in nature necessitating a sole source purchase.