The Subject:
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First Amendment to the Agreement with Life Technologies Corporation for Casework Kits - Applied Biosystems.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the First Amendment with Life Technologies Corporation for Casework Kits - Applied Biosystems for Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory (PCFL).
• This contract provides DNA analytical supplies for PCFL. 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.
• This amendment will extend the contract for twelve (12) months to utilize budgeted grant funding, from April 19, 2024, to April 18, 2025, and increases the contract in the amount of $150,000.00 for a revised total not to exceed amount of $268,000.00, and an average annual expenditure of $134,000.00 over the two-year term.
• This contract was approved by the County Administrator on April 19, 2023, in the amount of $118,000.00.
• Funding for this contract comes from the 2022 Competitive DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CBER) Grant award and has been included in Medical Examiner’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Adopted Budget and the FY25 Budget Request.
Contract 22-00084-A increase in the amount of $150,000.00, for a revised total not to exceed amount of $268,000.00 with an average annual expenditure of $134,000.00, effective through April 18, 2025.
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Summary:
This Amendment extends the contract for twelve (12) months to utilize budgeted grant funding, from April 19, 2024, to April 18, 2025, and increases the contract in the amount of $150,000.00 for a revised total not to exceed amount of $268,000.00.
Background/Explanation:
This contract was approved by the County Administrator on April 19, 2023, in the amount of $118,000.00.
This contract improves analysis capacity within the DNA unit of PCFL to minimize current and prevent future backlogs within the DNA unit. Under this contract, the PCFL purchases analytical supplies associated with DNA analyses to allow the laboratory to meet project goals and continue compliance guidelines.
Fiscal Impact:
Current approved expenditure: $118,000.00
First Amendment increase: $150,000.00
Revised not to exceed expenditure: $268,000.00
Average annual expenditure of two-year term: $134,000.00
Funding is derived from the 2022 DNA CEBR Federal Grant award and has been included in Medical Examiner’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Adopted Budget and the FY25 Budget Request.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this Amendment is granted under Code Section 2-188(b).
Staff Member Responsible:
Reta Newman, Director of Forensic Laboratory
Karen Yatchum, Director, Human Services
Merry Celeste, Division Director, Purchasing & Risk, Administrative Services
Joe Lauro, Director, Administrative Services
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Attachments:
First Amendment