6 17-0319 Subject: OPD 2017 DNA Backlog Reduction Program From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: 1) Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Designee, To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Forty-Six Thousand And Two Hundred And Thirty -Seven Dollars ($246,237) From The U.S. Department Of Justice, National Institute Of Justice (USDOJ/NIJ) For Implementation Of The Fiscal Year 2017 Oakland Police Department (OPD) Forensic Casework Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Backlog Reduction Grant Program; And 2) Waiving The City Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements For The Purchase Of DNA Typing Supplies From: (A) Promega For Thirty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars ($35,892), And (B) Qiagen For Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000)