This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use $87,000 worth of wastewater analysis services from Biobot Analytics for one year, starting July 1, 2026. It is currently scheduled for a committee hearing.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend an in-kind gift of wastewater analysis services valued in the amount of $87,000 from Biobot Analytics in support of the Department of Public Health for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a proposal by Biobot Analytics to provide wastewater analysis services to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Biobot Analytics submitted a proposal to the San Francisco Department of Public Health for wastewater-based epidemiology services valued at $87,000.
The Health Commission adopted Resolution No. 26-17 recommending the Board of Supervisors authorize the Department of Public Health to accept and expend the gift from Biobot Analytics.
The Department of Public Health submitted the necessary documentation to the Board of Supervisors for the acceptance and expenditure of the gift.
The Mayor's Office submitted a memo to the Board of Supervisors regarding the acceptance and expenditure of the in-kind gift from Biobot Analytics.
The Department of Public Health issued a statement requesting retroactive approval for the acceptance of the gift, noting the short timeline between receiving the award and the project start date.
The resolution is currently scheduled for a committee hearing, awaiting approval from the Board of Supervisors.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
