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What has the City paid Government Scientific Source?

$622K in City payments across 1,129 checks, from September 18, 2017 to July 29, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE

$622KTotal paid
1,129Payments
$550Average payment
FY2018-19Peak full year · $212K

By fiscal year

FY2017-18
$24K
FY2018-19
$212K
FY2019-20
$59K
FY2020-21
$95K
FY2021-22
$143K
FY2022-23
$35K
FY2023-24
$11K
FY2024-25
$34K
FY2025-26
$8K
FY2026-27 *
$976

Who pays them

Police$599K
General Services$19K
Public Works – Sanitation$3K

What for

Field Equipment Expense$249K

643 payments

Equipment$177K

14 payments

Office and Administrative$101K

229 payments

Contractual Services$34K

20 payments

Laboratory Testing Expense$19K

124 payments

Supplies and Equipment Maintenance$18K

87 payments

2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant - State$13K

3 payments

2019 California Coverdell Program Grant$6K

1 payment

Operating Supplies$3K

5 payments

2018 Dna Capacity Enhancement & Backlog Reduction Program$1K

3 payments

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $976 so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $5K.

Most recent payments

The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.

DateBudget linePurposeAmount
July 29, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – SanitationACCUSTANDARD INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION STANDARD 2 500ML$845
July 29, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – SanitationACCUSTANDARD BORON ICP STANDARD 500 ML$131
February 3, 2026Field Equipment ExpensePolice50ML CENTRIFUGE TUBE$206
October 20, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceBIG MOISTURE TRAP$762
October 20, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceAGILENT GAS CLEAN PURIFIER KIT FOR CARRIER GAS, 1/8 IN. INCL$743
October 20, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceAGILENT GAS CLEAN CARRIER GAS PURIFIER. CARRIER GAS OR GC/MS$545
October 20, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceTOP INSERT WELDMENT ASSEMBLY, STANDARD, FOR AGILENT 7890 GC$506
October 20, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceAGILENT GAS CLEAN MOISTURE PURIFIER$369
August 14, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceBLK CP F 8 425 SCRW VIAL PTFE SI 100PK$282
August 7, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceTOPAZ LINERS$753
August 5, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceTOPAZ LINERS$942
August 5, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceBLUE SCREW CAPS PTFE RED SIL SEPTA 500P$631
July 22, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceBLK CP F 8 425 SCRW VIAL PTFE SI 100PK$604
July 17, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceSANTOVAC 5P ULTRA 18.5ML$1,766
May 1, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePolice75ASN 5UL SYR 23S 1.71 HP 6PK$567
March 19, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceN O BIS TRIMETHYLSILYL$674
March 19, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceSHIPPING CHARGES$15
March 3, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceDISPOSABLE SCALPEL, #10$1,002
February 12, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePolice200UL PIPETTE TIPS$1,180
January 2, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePoliceEPPENDORF CENTRIFUGE W/DEEP WELL PLATE ROTOR$7,872
January 2, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePolice1000UL REACH PIPETTE TIPS$1,740
January 2, 2025Field Equipment ExpensePolice10UL PIPETTE TIPS$1,180
December 5, 2024Field Equipment ExpensePolice200UL PIPETTE TIPS$1,180
December 2, 2024Field Equipment ExpensePoliceDISPOSABLE SCALPEL, #10$5,897
December 2, 2024Field Equipment ExpensePolice10UL PIPETTE TIPS$1,180

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.