To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Qiagen LLC
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RESCIND prior Board action (26-81) from January 13, 2026, which approved and authorized the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Qiagen LLC, in an amount not to exceed $119,940, and accept its terms and conditions for validation services, preventative maintenance, extended warranty and repairs for the automated sample handling systems used during DNA analysis, for the period March 8, 2025 through May 4, 2027; and
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Qiagen LLC, in an amount not to exceed $207,794 and ACCEPT a Terms and Conditions for validation services, preventative maintenance, extended warranty and repairs for the automated sample handling systems used in extraction and purification processes during DNA analysis in the Forensic Services Division, for the period March 8, 2025 through May 4, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $207,794 in contractual service expenditures and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Qiagen LLC manufactures the EZ2 Connect FX, an automated sample handling system, and the MiSeq FGx Sequencing System. Both technologies are integral components in DNA analysis in the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Service Division's crime laboratory. The Qiagen EZ2 Connect FX robotics provides the crime laboratory with the ability to use validated automated extraction techniques which ensure that accreditation requirements are maintained and access to the CODIS databank in compliance with FBI mandates. The MiSeq FGx allows the crime laboratory to provide genetic genealogy services which can assist with developing investigative leads in cold cases for the criminal justice ...
Click here for full text