RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Agilent Technologies in an amount not to exceed $207,100 to purchase 2 Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) Instruments, a Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) Instrument and Nitrogen Generator for the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funded through California Office of Traffic Safety Grant.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Crime Laboratory is responsible for the analysis of DUID blood and urine cases. This grant purchase includes selection and installation of the GC/MS Instruments used in driving under the influence of drug investigations. The Laboratory provides forensic services to law enforcement agencies for use in the criminal justice system. The results must be accurate and scientifically defensible. This instrumentation is a major factor that enables the Laboratory to produce a more sensitive and quality result.
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