Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to purchase two (2) epMotion P5073 automated liquid handling robots for DNA analysis of casework samples from Eppendorf North America, Inc. The robots will allow for contact free detection of liquid levels by means of measuring the light reflection of surfaces. The epMotion instruments can be equipped with the clean-cap which is an Ultra Violet decontamination lamp allowing the prevention of decontamination during the DNA process. The EpMotion is the only instrument that has an eight (8) channel tool, which enables the ability to process eight (8) samples at a time (instead of one at a time like the other instruments), this significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to perform the DNA procedures. The instrument also contains an optical infrared detector to detect the amount of liquid samples enabling a much more precise reading in the everyday operation due to the tiny amount of liquid to work with.
Bid Information: Eppendorf North America, Inc. is the sole source provider of Eppendorf products in North America, therefore this contract is being awarded pursuant to the sole source provisions of Chapter 329 of City Code. Eppendorf is the only vendor who manufacturers and distributes the epMotion instruments.
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Contract Compliance Number: 112994494, expires June 23, 2017.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested to supply the crime lab with necessary tools for DNA analysis and to purchase the two (2) epMotion P5073 robots prior to the expiration of the grant on August 31, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT: The purchase of the two (2) epMotion robots at $90,084.49 will be made using grant funds from NIJ FY 2014 DNA Backlog Reduction Grant.
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