IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of DNA profiling services as required by the Unidentified Remains and Forensic Equipment Replacement Project grant, for use by the Medical Examiner's Office to Othram, Inc., of Houston, TX, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $739,830.00, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21844, January 27, 2025
INTRODUCED BY Jalen Anderson, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner's Office is in need of Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) services, a new DNA profiling technology, to identify the numerous unidentified remains in its care; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5898, dated November 4, 2024, the Legislature did accept the Unidentified Remains and Forensic Equipment Replacement Project Grant, in the amount of $963,000.00, for the period of March 9, 2024, through March 31, 2028, awarded by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant, to provide funding for the needed FGG services; and,
WHEREAS, Othram, Inc., is the only provider of FGG that has the advanced capabilities to provide end-to-end in-house services from DNA extraction, enrichment, and repair through DNA sequencing and genetic genealogy analysis, including personally reaching out to potential family of unknown individuals to obtain confirmatory DNA samples; and,
WHEREAS, for these reasons and pursuant to section 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of this contract to Othram, Inc., of Houston, TX, as a sole source purchase, at a total cost to the County not to exceed $739,830.00, over the life of the contract; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing and Medical Examiner, and that the Director be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County any documents neces...
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