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The existing Institute of Forensic Sciences building is undersized for its needs. Along with a growing staff size, additional services are required as Harris County\u2019s population continues to grow. County Engineering leaders initiated an IFS Program to project future growth of the departments housed in the existing IFS Building. The results showed that the existing facility configuration limits the operational capacity of the Medical Examiner Services and Crime Laboratory Services being performed. Regarding Medical Examiner Services, the following operations will benefit from this project: Morgue Services, Morgue Cooler Storage, and Property DNA & Information Systems. Note that the morgue expansion is a necessary and immediate need for the County due to the rising caseloads of homicides. Currently, funeral home directors are on backlog, so the morgue is holding decedents longer, thus the immediate need to expand the decedent cooler storage space. Regarding Crime Laboratory Services, the following research activity/capacity and operations will benefit from this project: Forensic Genetics, Forensic Toxicology, Drug Chemistry, Trace Evidence, and Evidence Intake & Firearms Identification.

Federal Funding Lifecycle

FY2023

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Congressional Request

Member submits CPF / CDS

FFID

Enacted

Signed into appropriations law

FFID

Agency Administration

Procurement route not yet determined

SAM.gov / Grants.gov

Opportunity posted publicly

Federal Award

Obligation recorded in USASpending

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Project Description

The existing Institute of Forensic Sciences building is undersized for its needs. Along with a growing staff size, additional services are required as Harris County\u2019s population continues to grow. County Engineering leaders initiated an IFS Program to project future growth of the departments housed in the existing IFS Building. The results showed that the existing facility configuration limits the operational capacity of the Medical Examiner Services and Crime Laboratory Services being performed. Regarding Medical Examiner Services, the following operations will benefit from this project: Morgue Services, Morgue Cooler Storage, and Property DNA & Information Systems. Note that the morgue expansion is a necessary and immediate need for the County due to the rising caseloads of homicides. Currently, funeral home directors are on backlog, so the morgue is holding decedents longer, thus the immediate need to expand the decedent cooler storage space. Regarding Crime Laboratory Services, the following research activity/capacity and operations will benefit from this project: Forensic Genetics, Forensic Toxicology, Drug Chemistry, Trace Evidence, and Evidence Intake & Firearms Identification.

Recipient Organization

Harris County

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Data Provenance

Source
House Appropriations Committee
Status
enacted
Fiscal Year
FY2023
Category
other unclassified
Use Case
planning design engineering

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Record ID
7b761132-de89-4a7a-a3d8-735e185520e4

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Procurement pursuit intelligence

This project has been enacted. FFID maps funded projects to likely downstream procurement channels — including recipient portals, state and local systems, agency programs, and Grants.gov. SAM.gov is monitored, but many CPF/CDS-funded opportunities appear first through recipient or state/local procurement systems.

Principals

AG

Al Green

D · TX · District TX-09

(202) 225-7508

Confirmed from FFID congressional source

HC

Harris County

Grant recipient

Confirmed from FFID congressional source · website not yet enriched

FA

Federal agency

Administering agency

Inferred pathway based on agency

Inferred procurement pathway

low confidence

Likely procurement owner

unknown

Funding vehicle

grant

Expected channel

Multiple channels — see below

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Discovery only

These portals are not verified matches for this project. SAM.gov and state portals are general search starting points — not confirmed procurement channels.

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Procurement signals

Procurement monitoring has not yet run for this project. No conclusion can be drawn about whether an opportunity exists.