STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: December 14, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement for sexual assault kits and processing services for the Police Department with Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. through the General Services Administration cooperative agreement - Estimated amount of $2,345,887.45 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a cooperative purchasing agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that the need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide for the purchase of sexual assault kits and processing services for the Police Department. In 2019, the Levitra Masters Act was passed requiring all sexual assault kits to be processed within 90 days. This forensic tool will assist with expediting the submission and testing of sexual assault kits which provides for more expedited test results and which assist in investigating and solving crimes. Most importantly, this service allows law enforcement to rapidly submit sexual assault kits and obtain results within 30 days, which address, eliminate, and prevent backlogs. The Police Department and the Dallas County Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences are currently in compliance with the testing of kits collected/submitted since September of 2019.
The General Services Administration cooperative agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Sub...
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