Agenda Item
3.4 23-0612 Subject: OPD DNA Backlog Grant
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($331,387) From The U.S. Department Of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance For Implementation Of The FY (Fiscal Year) 2023 DNA Capacity Enhancement For Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program For The Oakland Police Department (OPD); And (2) Waive The City's Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements For The Purchases Of DNA Typing Supplies And Equipment From (1) Qiagen For Sixty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($63,200), (2) Promega For One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($133,474), (3) Thermo Fisher Scientific/Life Technologies For Thirty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($38,218), (4) NicheVision For Thirty-One Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars ($31,593), And (5) Hamilton or Promega For Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000); On The September 12, 2023 Public Safety Committee Agenda