To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Life Technologies Corporation
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Life Technologies Corporation in the amount of $63,665 to provide maintenance, extended warranty and repairs on forensic equipment including the RapidHit ID Analyzer, 3500 Genetic Analyzers, Quant Studio 5 and Proflex for the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division, for the period June 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in a one-time expenditure of $63,665 and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Life Technologies Corporation provides the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division’s DNA Unit with forensic products, including specialized equipment for amplification of DNA extracts, as well as quantification and electrophoresis of forensic DNA evidence samples. Life Technologies Corporation products have demonstrated their reliability through validation as required by laboratory accreditation.
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 a limitation of liability provision.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division will be unable to service the instruments, which will cause the DNA Unit to be in non-compliance, which would impact accreditation and suspend DNA testing.