To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: VWR International, LLC
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with VWR International, LLC in an amount not to exceed $53,601, to provide BioHoods Freezers and for forensic evidence processing and storage for the Office of the Sheriff Forensics Division, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $53,601 in contractual service expenditures and will be funded 100% by the Department of California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program for FY2024-2026.
BACKGROUND:
VWR International, LLC offers reliable and efficient scientific equipment that is necessary for processing forensic blood and urine samples and storage of reference materials. VWR supplies BioHoods which are used when performing the analysis of blood and urine samples. VWR also supplies Freezers that are used to store reference standards that are used in the analysis of blood and urine samples.
The Office of the Sheriff would like to purchase BioHoods and Freezers for its Forensics Division. The Terms and Conditions of Sale include a limitation of liability and indemnification from the County to the contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the Office of the Sheriff Forensics Division’s laboratory will be unable to replace aged equipment, which will impact the ability to complete the analysis of samples and increase the amount of time to provide Toxicology results.