To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Contract with Biotage, LLC
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Biotage, LLC to provide preventative maintenance, extended warranty and repairs for the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division’s automated liquid handling system, in the amount of $13,098, for the period December 5, 2023 through December 4, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in a one-time expenditure of $13,098 and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Biotage, LLC offers reliable and efficient scientific equipment that is necessary for processing forensic blood and urine samples in the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division. Biotage, LLC manufactures the Extrahera, an automated liquid handling system, which is used in the analysis of blood and urine samples.
The department is seeking approval of this retroactive contract due to unintentional oversight caused by the substantial number of new contracts the Office of the Sheriff is currently handling.
The Terms and Conditions include indemnification and limitation of liability provisions.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, then the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division’s laboratory will be out of compliance with maintenance of this equipment, which will increase the amount of time to provide Toxicology results of forensic samples.