4.14 17-0319 Subject: OPD 2017 DNA Backlog Reduction Program From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Designee, To: 1) Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed $246,237 From The U.S. Department Of Justice, National Institute Of Justice (USDOJ/NIJ) For Implementation Of The Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Oakland Police Department (OPD) Forensic Casework Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Backlog Reduction Grant Program In The Oakland Police Department; And 2) Waive The City Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements For The Purchases Of DNA Typing Supplies From Two Companies (1) Promega For Thirty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars ($35,892), and (2) Qiagen For Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000); On The November 14, 2017 Public Safety Committee Agenda