To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: NicheVision Forensics 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 NicheVision Forensics LLC, in an amount not to exceed $30,000, and ACCEPT a Software License Agreement with STRmix Software, to provide maintenance and updates for the STRmix mixture interpretation application, for the period January 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $30,000 in contractual service expenditures over the 17-month period and will be funded 100% by the General Fund. This request covers a total of eight (8) DNA mixer licenses, four (4) of which have an effective date of January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 and the remaining four (4) have an effective date of June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027.
BACKGROUND:
NicheVision provides expert systems, including mixture interpretation forensic tools such as STRmix that can resolve previously unresolvable mixed DNA profiles. These tools provide a fully continuous approach for DNA profile analysis and improve the mixture interpretation capabilities within the Biology/DNA Unit.
NicheVision's STRmix allows existing data processing operations and current workflow. The crime laboratory is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board (ANAB). As an accredited laboratory, we are required to meet the accreditation criteria, as it applies to the technical work performed. NicheVision products have been extensively validated, both nationally and internationally, and research associated with its biological models, mathematics and performance have been widely vetted and published.
The Terms and Conditions include a limitation of liability and indemnification from the County to NicheVision Forensics ...
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