Section 943.35 Florida Statutes, establishes a statewide criminal analysis laboratory system composed of the FDLE laboratories and five locally-funded…

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Master Agreement establishes a statewide criminal analysis laboratory system under Section 943.35 Florida Statutes. This comprehensive forensic services contract covers five locally-funded laboratories located in Broward, Indian River, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Pinellas Counties. The IDV enables law enforcement agencies to access critical forensic services across multiple disciplines, including biology/DNA, chemistry, crime scene investigation, digital evidence analysis, firearms examination, latent print processing, toxicology, and trace evidence analysis.

The master agreement, awarded to the City of Clearwater, was established on October 1, 2018, with an initial performance period through September 30, 2019. The contract is a Master Agreement type, specifically covering the state of Florida, and is administered by the Department of Law Enforcement. Funding for the laboratories is derived from statewide criminal fines, with reimbursement rates up to 75% of actual operating costs. Distribution of funds is calculated quarterly based on population served, with individual laboratories receiving varying percentages ranging from 8.49% to 35.95% of the total collected funds.