Project Grant 15PBJA25GG01900DNAX

REVISED JULY 2026 FUNDING WILL BE AMENDED TO REMOVE THE OVERTIME FUNDING FOR (YEAR 2) FORENSIC SCIENTIST AGENT I, II, AND III AS WELL AS MOU PARTNERS. FRINGE BENEFITS FOR THE OVERTIME (YEAR 2) WILL ALSO BE REMOVED. THESE FUNDS WILL BE REPURPOSED FOR ONE (1) ALTERATION TO THE APPROVED BUDGET: OUTSOURCING CASES TO VENDOR LABS FOR BACKLOG REDUCTION. THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS SCOPE CHANGEGAM IS TO ALLOW OUTSOURCING TO VENDOR LABS IS FOR GREATER BACKLOG REDUCTION. IN 2025 USING STATE FUNDS, CBI OUTSOURCED SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS TO SORENSON, BODE, AND SIGNATURE SCIENCE, AND ANTICIPATE OUTSOURCING AN ADDITIONAL 150-200 CASES USING THESE REALLOCATED FUNDS ONCE STATE FUNDING IS EXPENDED. ALL EXPENDITURES WILL FOLLOW FEDERAL AND STATE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS. AS CBI WOULD HAVE DONE DURING STAFF OVERTIME, CBI WILL TRACK THE NUMBER OF CASES, CODIS ENTRIES, AND CODIS HITS FOR OUTSOURCED CASES. THE FIRST GOAL OF BACKLOG REDUCTION WILL BE MAINTAINED, NOW TO BE COMPLETED THROUGH THE OUTSOURCING OF CASE TESTING TO VENDOR LABS. THE SECOND GOAL OF ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF CBIS FORENSIC DNA LABORATORIES WILL BE MAINTAINED, TO BE COMPLETED AS BEFORE. THE THIRD GOAL OF CBIFS PARTICIPATION IN THE CODIS DNA DATABASE AT THE LOCAL (LDIS), STATE (SDIS), AND NATIONAL (NDIS) LEVELS WILL BE MAINTAINED, TO BE COMPLETED AS BEFORE. ALSO REVISED JUNE 2026 | INITIAL BUDGETARY REVISIONS TO KEEP ELIGIBLE TRAVEL AND TRAINING COSTS TO THE 8% BJA AWARD CAP, CBI REASSIGNED THOSE FUNDS TO COVER THE STEADY YEAR-OVER-YEAR COST INCREASE IN STACS FOR OUR DNA DATABASE LABORATORY. SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE RENEWAL FOLLOWING IS A WRITTEN SUMMARY OF WHAT CBIS SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE (S & M) AGREEMENT WITH THE STACS VENDOR (INVITA HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES) COVERS AND PROVIDES CONTEXT FOR THE 3% RATE ADJUSTMENT. CBIS S & M AGREEMENT PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING: TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACCESS TO OUR SUPPORT TEAM BY PHONE, WEB, AND EMAIL FOR PRODUCT-RELATED ISSUES AND INQUIRIES BUG FIXES AND ERROR CORRECTIONS WORKAROUNDS, PATCHES, AND RESOLUTIONS FOR REPORTED PROBLEMS, ADDRESSED BASED ON THE PRIORITY LEVEL OF EACH ISSUE SOFTWARE UPDATES ACCESS TO PRODUCT RELEASES CONTAINING CORRECTIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. AS WE DISCUSSED, WE ARE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING A MAINTENANCE BUILD IN OCTOBER 2026, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS BEING THE START OF A MORE CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE RELEASE CADENCE FOR YOUR TEAM GOING FORWARD INCIDENT TRACKING USE OF OUR WEB-BASED SERVICE REQUEST SYSTEM FOR LOGGING, MONITORING, AND MANAGING REPORTED ISSUES THROUGH TO RESOLUTION THE 3% ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT REFLECTS INCREASING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUSTAINING THESE SERVICES INCLUDING THE ENGINEERING, QUALITY ASSURANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SUPPORT RESOURCES REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PRODUCT OVER TIME. THIS INCREMENTAL ADJUSTMENT IS INTENDED TO KEEP PACE WITH OPERATIONAL COSTS WITHOUT REQUIRING A MORE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FUTURE YEARS. NEXT SCHEDULED RELEASE AS DISCUSSED, INVITA IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING FIXES FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING TICKETS IN THE OCTOBER 2026 BUILD, BRINGING CBI TO A STABLE PRODUCTION RELEASE. CBI IS ON THE SCHEDULE, AND THE VENDOR WILL KEEP THE BUREAU INFORMED ON A REGULAR BASIS AS THE BUG FIXES PROGRESS AND THE RELEASE DATE APPROACHES.