DATE:
November 15, 2022
02
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
SHERIFF - REQUEST FOR SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF AN AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING PLATFORM FOR CRIME LAB (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
On February 9, 2021 (4), the Board of Supervisors authorized the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to apply for and accept funding from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program. On May 19, 2021, the Sheriff's Department received notice of the grant award in the amount of $2,653,500. A portion of funding from this grant will enable the San Diego County Sheriff's Department Regional Crime Laboratory to implement an in-house toxicology program through the purchase of instrumentation, minor equipment, consumables, and upgrades to existing infrastructure which will advance the standardization of toxicology practices and phase out the outsourcing of toxicology testing.
Hamilton Robotics qualifies for a single source contract to provide an automated liquid handling platform pursuant to Board Policy A-87, Competitive Procurement:
Section D-6 Continuity: The procurement is for goods and/or services where continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers of the goods and/or services cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge.
Today's action requests the Board to authorize the Director, Department of Purchasing and Contracting to enter into negotiations with Hamilton Robotics, and subject to successful negotiations and determination of a fair and reasonable price, award a contract for a Hamilton Microlab STAR automated liquid handling platform for use in implementation of an in-house drug toxicology program.
RECOMMENDATION
SHERIFF
In accordance with Board Policy A-87, Competitive Procurement, approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Contracting to enter into negotiations with Hamilton Robotics and subject to successfu...
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