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APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF ONE SPECTRUM COMPACT CE INSTRUMENT AND ONE MAXWELL RSC 48 INSTRUMENT FOR THE KANE COUNTY FORENSIC LABORATORY BY THE KANE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
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WHEREAS, the Kane County Forensic Laboratory, housed at the Kane County Sheriff's Office, was founded by the members of the Opioid Settlement Fund Committee to enhance the use of forensic testing to track opioid use in this County and to support the justice-involved work of the Coroner's Office, Sheriff's Office, and State's Attorney's Office; and
WHEREAS, the forensic lab team is working toward acquiring the equipment and supplies necessary to ensure the lab is fully functional and compliant so that it is able to meet law enforcement needs for Kane County and beyond, including DNA analysis requirements; and
WHEREAS, Bid Request #26-045-TL was issued for one (1) Spectrum Compact CE Capillary Electrophoresis instrument and one (1) Maxwell RSC 48 DNA Extraction instrument for the Lab; and
WHEREAS, the Spectrum Compact CE is a genetic analyzer required for generating DNA profiles. It is a flexible system that can analyze up to 32 samples simultaneously and does not waste reagents. Furthermore, the Spectrum Compact CE supports next-generation 8-color dye capabilities, which can lead to the generation of DNA profiles even from low quantity and/or quality DNA samples from challenging cases; and
WHEREAS, the Maxwell RSC 48 is an automated system for DNA extraction, a necessary step for generating DNA profiles. This instrument, widely used throughout the forensic community, is very flexible: it can extract 1 to 48 samples at a time, depending on the volume of casework, and features automated extraction to help prevent sample contamination. It extracts the necessary DNA for the profiles that will be generated by the Spectrum Compact CE; and
WHEREAS, Promega Corporation of Madison, WI, the sole source for these instruments...
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