Title
Sexual Assault Kit Testing Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve unit price contracts with BODE Cellmark Forensics, Inc. and DNA Labs International for the testing of sexual assault kits for an initial term of one year, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and renew contracts with BODE Cellmark Forensics, Inc. and DNA Labs International for up to two, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the City's business needs and the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Kerr Putney, Police
Bruce Bellamy, Police
Matthew Mathis, Police
Explanation
* City Council accepted a Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 U.S. Department of Justice National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grant on October 23, 2017 to outsource 600 partially tested sexual assault kits to an accredited laboratory.
* As a continuation of this initiative, on January 15, 2019, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); three responses were received.
* BODE Cellmark Forensics, Inc. and DNA Labs International best meets the City's needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
* The testing cost per kit and provision of expert witness testimony when required:
* BODE Cellmark Forensics, Inc. at $795 per test kit and $1,800 per expert witness testimony, and
* DNA Labs International Inc. at $675 per test kit and $2,000 per expert witness testimony.
* Estimated annual expenditures are $277,500 for the initial term.
* Additional testing and expert witness services may be provided by these vendors using funding associated with the FY 2017 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, a future FY 2019 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grant, and/or additional funding sources as may be identified.
Charlotte Business INClusion
No subcontracting goal was established because there are no subcontracting opportunities (Part C: Section 2.1 (a) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy)
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