To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Mettler Toledo-Rainin
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Mettler-Toledo, LLC in an amount not to exceed $24,900 for calibration and repair services of the pipettes used in forensic analysis of samples for the Office of the Sheriffs Forensics Services Division, for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $24,900 in contractual service expenditures over a 2-year period and will be funded 100% by the General Fund
BACKGROUND:
Mettler-Toledo, LLC is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services for customers in a wide range of industries including life sciences, food, and chemicals. Mettler Toledo Rainin products are used by the Sheriff’s Crime Laboratory for scientific operations that require pipetting precision and accuracy. Mettler-Toledo Rainin products also demonstrate a high level of performance reliability. Meeting these performance criteria is critical when processing forensic DNA samples, as well as blood and urine samples for toxicology and alcohol analysis. The crime laboratory must demonstrate that our equipment is maintained and calibrated on a regular basis to meet our accreditation standards. Mettler-Toledo Rainin services have proven reliable and meet accreditation requirements. Mettler-Toledo Rainin can provide calibration and repair services that ensure continuity of operations.
The General Conditions have been amended to include limitation of liability from the County to the Contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve then the laboratory will be unable to calibrate or repair pipettes and would result in suspension of DNA and toxicology testing.