The City of Mesa awarded a sole‑source contract for the procurement of Randox Evidence Investigator Biochip Arrays, a forensic testing system used by the Mesa Police Department. The contract is budgeted at $140,000 per year and was awarded to Randox Toxicology after a seven‑day response window yielded no competing bids. This procurement is focused on a highly specialized forensic bio‑chip technology that the city asserts is unavailable from other suppliers.
• Sole‑source award to Randox Toxicology for forensic bio‑chip arrays.
• Annual contract value of $140,000.
• No competing vendors responded within the 7‑day response period.