DATE:
April 26, 2022
06
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
SHERIFF - REQUEST TO EXTEND CURRENT CONTRACT FOR FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY SERVICES FROM BIO-TOX LABORATORIES INCORPORATED (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
The San Diego County Sheriff's Regional Crime Laboratory (Crime Lab) receives over 3,700 requests annually from law enforcement agencies throughout San Diego County for forensic toxicology services, or for testing of controlled substances in the blood or urine of criminal suspects. The test results are a crucial tool to criminal investigations and are essential in the prosecution of the suspects.
The Crime Lab is in the process of establishing an in-house toxicology program which will help advance the standardization of toxicology practices and phase out the outsourcing of testing by a third-party laboratory. The completion of the in-house toxicology program is estimated at June 2023. Currently, the Crime Lab contracts these services out to Bio-Tox Laboratories Incorporated. This contract will expire on June 30, 2022.
Today's request is to authorize the Director of Purchasing and Contracting to amend the Sheriff's contract with Bio-Tox Laboratories Incorporated to extend the current contract term for one year with one option year, with a six-month option if needed, subject to the availability of funds; and to amend the contract as required to reflect changes to services and funding allocations, subject to the approval of the Sheriff.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
SHERIFF
Waive Board Policy A-87 and authorize the Director, Department of Purchasing and Contracting to amend Contract 556404, with Bio-Tox Laboratories Incorporated to extend the current contract term for one year with one option year, with a six-month option if needed, subject to the availability of funds; and to amend the contract as required to reflect changes to services and funding allocations, subject to the approval of the Sheriff.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
Extending the contract...
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