RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with Becton Dickinson and Company, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 to purchase test reagents and related laboratory supplies for the Public Health Laboratory, for the period from March 1, 2019 through February 28, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
Becton Dickinson and Company is the sole source provider of reagents for the Viper Qx System for sexually transmitted diseases and the Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tubes (MGIT) System for tuberculosis. These reagents are used to conduct testing at the County's Public Health Laboratory. The reagents are highly sensitive and specific for the organism being tested. These instruments take significantly less time to identify the organisms than with other testing systems, allowing for a quicker diagnosis and response.
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