Brown International Corporation, LLC

Background
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural products in the state.
The agency intends to award a single source procurement to Brown International Corporation, LLC for the leasing of juice extractor machines, which are essential for testing citrus maturity.

Work Details
The contract involves leasing up to forty (40) AMC Model 2700 juice extractors.
These machines will be located in processing plants throughout Florida and are used to extract, evaluate, and determine the percent of total soluble solids per pound on delivered citrus.
This testing is crucial as it determines the maturity of the fruit delivered on each load.
The AMC #2700 juice extractor is specified in Chapter 20-34.001 (2), F.A.C., to ensure uniformity and consistency in statewide testing procedures.
The extractors will be sub-leased to individual processing plants.

Period of Performance
The contract does not specify an exact period of performance but indicates that the lease will support ongoing testing needs across processing plants.

Place of Performance
The juice extractors will be utilized in various processing plants located throughout the state of Florida.

Bidder Requirements
Brown International Corporation, LLC holds US Patent No. 3,185,071 and 3,280,726 for the Industrial AMC Model 2700 juice extractor, making them uniquely qualified for this procurement.