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Subject: 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Grant Program Funds
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, On Behalf Of The City Of Oakland, To 1) Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Twenty Seven Thousand Three Hundred And Sixty Eight Dollars ($427,368) From The U.S. Department Of Justice, National Institute Of Justice (USDOJ/NIJ) For Implementation Of The Fiscal Year 2013 Forensic Casework Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Backlog Reduction Grant Program In The Oakland Police Department, And 2) For The Period October 1,2013 Through March 31, 2015, Approve A Waiver Of The Central Services Overhead (CSO), And 3) Waive The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements For The Purchases Of DNA Typing Supplies And Maintenance Of DNA Typing Instruments In The Amount Of Fifty Four Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($54,700) From Life Technologies, Thirty Four Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($34,200) From Qiagen, Four Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Nine Dollars ($4,869) From VWR/Fisher/USA Scientific, Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000) From Aurora Biomed, And Thirty One Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($31,600) From Promega