Subject:
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Agreement with Life Technologies Corporation for DNA testing supplies for use by the Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the Agreement for Casework Kits - Applied Biosystems with Life Technologies Corporation for use by the Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory (PCFL).
• This contract is for DNA analytical supplies for PCFL.
• The term of this agreement is for a period of 12 months.
• Life Technologies Corporation is the only vendor that can provide casework Short Tandem Repeats testing kits with the protocols and procedures that have been validated within the laboratory.
• Funding for this contract has been included in General Fund portion of the Human Services Department Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Adopted Budget and the FY24 Budget Request.
Contract No. 23-00084-Agreement in the total not to exceed amount of $118,000.00, effective for a period of twelve months.Body
Strategic Plan:
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of county services and support
Summary:
The purpose of this contract is to improve analysis capacity within the DNA unit of the Laboratory to minimize current and prevent future backlogs within the DNA unit. Under this contract, the PCFL will purchase analytical supplies associated with DNA analyses from Life Technologies Corporation and allow the laboratory to meet project goals and continue compliance guidelines as defined in the grant solicitation document.
Background/Explanation:
The decision to use Life Technologies Corporation (a division of ThermoFisher) was initially made based on a bid process for kits, validation, and instrumentation when the laboratory established the DNA section in 2009. This vendor has been utilized every year since then, most recently on Contract 22-0233 which was approved on January 31, 2022 by the Division Director of Purchasing and Risk Management. Funding needs have grown and now exceed Purchasing Director level. Contract No. 23-00084-will continue to serve the needs of PCFL through December 31, 2023.
Fiscal Impact:
Current Approval Amount: $118,000.00 This contract has been included in the FY23 & FY24 Budgets.
Funding is derived from the 2020 and 2021 DNA CEBR Federal Grants.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to approve this contract is granted under Code Section 2-188(b).
Staff Member Responsible:
Tim Burns, Division Director, Planning and Contract Services
Merry Celeste, Division Director, Purchasing & Risk
Joe Lauro, Director, Administrative Services
Partners:
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Attachments:
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