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C. 73

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 15, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order with Advanced Instruments, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/15/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Karin Stryker, (925) 370-5141

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 15, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Health Services Director, a purchase order and a related agreement with Advanced Instruments, LLC in an amount not to exceed $38,563 for a micro freezing point osmometer and related equipment installation, training, repairs, and labor services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for the period from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this action will result in expenditures of up to $38,563 and will be funded by the Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.

BACKGROUND:

The CCRMC clinical laboratory’s current micro osmometer equipment is at its end-of-life. It cannot be repaired by in-house staff and the manufacturer is no longer supporting the equipment. The micro osmometer (Osmo1) is single-sample testing instrument for chemical analysis of blood and urine samples that provides accurate and reliable results in 90 seconds.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Advanced Instruments, LLC. is an international company with 65 years of experience in bioprocessing with a focus on chemistry, microbiology, and hematology. They are the sole manufacturer of this product and are the only vendor of similar osmometry equipment that offers instrument installation, training, and data range validation. The equipment is considered robust by industry standards as it does not experience downtime due to the buildup of ice crystals or moisture. The Osmo1 will allow CCRMC to provide inexpensive tests on-site for a range of chemical concentrations that give providers greater insight into a patient’s condition, potentially improving treatment and outcomes.

Approval of this request will allow the CCRMC clinical laboratory to purchase the Osmo1 machine, related equipment installation, training, repairs, and labor services needed to continue to provide fast and accurate chemical analysis results on-site through July 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this purchase order is not approved, CCRMC will be required to send out samples incurring higher costs per test due to lack of in-house testing capability.