Specifications include, but are not limited to: In order to complete DNA evidence testing for applicable sexual assault cases, Department seeks to contract with multiple vendors to perform short tandem repeat (STR) DNA analysis. Each case is estimated to be comprised of an average of four samples. Some samples will contain a mixture of DNA from more than one individual, as is commonly encountered in sexual assault cases. These sexual assault kits will be primarily sent to the contracted laboratory directly from one or more of the Department’s Crime Laboratories. The Department Coordinator within the Crime Lab Service will be responsible for coordinating which contracted laboratory each Department Crime Lab will send its evidence. This project may be continued for additional years if funding is available.