To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Mesa Laboratories, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $12,230 to provide usage, maintenance, data hosting and storage for the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division temperature monitoring systems, for the period July 5, 2024 through July 4, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in a one-time expenditure of $12,230 and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. provides the environmental monitoring system, ViewPoint Cloud, for the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division refrigerators and freezers that ensures evidence and reagents are stored at optimum conditions. Viewpoint Cloud works to create a comprehensive integrated system for tracking and recording temperature with a high degree of accuracy.
The Terms and Conditions include indemnification and limitation of liability provisions.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division laboratory will lose the ability to track and accurately record storage temperatures for evidence and reagents, which is a requirement of accreditation.