Authorize the first of three one-year renewal options for a service price agreement for Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) A...

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2025-1495 Authorize the first of three one-year renewal options for a service price agreement for Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Analysis for post-conviction DNA testing, Request for Proposal (RFP) 2023-040-6977, for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. - estimated amount $20,000.00 and Forensic Analytical Sciences, Inc. dba Forensic Analytical Crime Lab - estimated amount $30,000.00 – Total estimated amount $50,000.00 On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: December 16, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: Grant Award Number 15PBJA-22-GG-01417-POST Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby Authorize the first of three one-year renewal options for a service price agreement for Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Analysis for post-conviction DNA testing, Request for Proposal (RFP) 2023-040-6977, for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. - estimated amount $20,000.00 and Forensic Analytical Sciences, Inc. dba Forensic Analytical Crime Lab - estimated amount $30,000.00 – Total estimated amount $50,000.00 Done in open Court December 16, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: None

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).