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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Medical Examiner
Vendor: NATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES, INC d/b/a NMS LABS Horsham, Pennsylvania
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Forensic Toxicological Testing Services
Contract Value: $2,160,000.00
Contract period: 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2025 with one (1) two-year renewal option
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2023 $450,000.00, FY 2024 $1,080,000.00, FY 2025 $630,000.00
Accounts: 11100.1259.15430.521235
Contract Number(s): 2201-10190
Concurrences:
The Contract Specific Goal set on this contract is Zero. This is a Sole Source contract due to Unique Capabilities.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Cook County Office of the Medical Examiner requests authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute a contract with NATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES, INC d/b/a NMS LABS for Forensic Toxicological Testing Services. NMS Labs is a laboratory that performs postmortem forensic toxicological testing, the results of which are used by forensic pathologists on a daily basis to determine cause and manner of death. NMS Labs is used nationwide for other medical examiner facilities and the only postmortem toxicology lab that has ISO 17025 accreditation
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