Request for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Oxford Instruments America, Inc. in the amount of $130,339 for Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer (SEMEDS) detectors for the Institute of Forensic Sciences for the period of August 25, 2026 - August 24, 2027 with four (4) one-year

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Request for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Oxford Instruments America, Inc. in the amount of $130,339 for Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer (SEMEDS) detectors for the Institute of Forensic Sciences for the period of August 25, 2026 - August 24, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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).