RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #23-710 with Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC, a limited liability company, including mutual indemnification, in an amount not to exceed $350,000, to provide COVID-19 clinical laboratory services for Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS), for the period March 15, 2021 through June 14, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in an expenditures of up to $350,000 and will be funded 100% by applicable Federal and State emergency funding.
BACKGROUND:
This contract will establish a relationship between CCHS and the contractor to increase the County's ability to processes lab specimens related to COVID-19 testing collected throughout the County and reduce delays in receiving test results. Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC is an independent laboratory that has the facilities and expertise to provide COVID-19 testing to physicians, hospitals, laboratories and other entities including employers qualified to purchase and provide COVID-19 testing services to individuals.
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