Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: Institute of Forensic Sciences
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Luis Arturo Sanchez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 250051
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Agilent Technologies, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an award on the basis of only bid to Agilent Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $178,893 for mass selective detector and gas chromatograph for the Institute of Forensic Sciences (250051), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences (HCIFS) soliciting bids from qualified vendors to provide an inert mass selective detector (MSD) Triple Quadrupole MS 7000E and gas chromatograph (GC) 8890 for the Harris County IFS. Equipment total cost exceeds $50,000.
Expected Impact:
Award approval will allow the vendor for this contract to provide GC/QQQ equipment and related items for
HCIFS.
Alternative Options:
N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: B: Reduce criminal legal system exposure that does not advance public safety.
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