Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the purchase of laboratory supplies for the Division of Police from Thomas Scientific in the amount of $75,000.00. The Division of Police requests a blank purchase order to be established for general laboratory supplies such as Actone, Chloroform, Gas Line Copper Turbing, Pipets, Microscope Bulbs, and many other supplies which are necessary to perform analysis in all areas of the crime laboratory. The Division of Police has spent or encumbered $83,000.00 through the general funds. There has also been $16,067.88 spent or encumbered using the NIJ FY13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program. The existing purchase orders total $99,067.88 meeting the $100,000.00 threshold for the Universal Term Contract established with Thomas Scientific.
Bid Information: The Purchasing Office has set up universal term contract FL005351 with Thomas Scientific for these types of laboratory supplies.
Thomas Scientific is not debarred according to the excluded party listing system of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
Contract Compliance No.: 22-3336902, expires April 09, 2017
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so as to receive laboratory supplies in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes a total expenditure of $75,000.00 from the General Fund for the purchase of laboratory supplies for the Division of Police from a universal term contract. The Police Division budgeted $255,000.00 in the 2015 General Fund budget for the purchase of laboratory supplies, of which, $88,336.79 has already been spent or encumbered. Approximately $204,100.64 was encumbered or spent in 2014 for laboratory supplies.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue a blanket purchase order to Thomas Scientific for the purchase of crime laboratory supplies for the Division ...
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