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C.36
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date: January  7, 2020
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Purchase Order with Hologic, Inc.

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   01/07/2020
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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Daniel Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc: Marcy Wilhelm     Melody Hung-Fan    
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:     January  7, 2020
David Twa,
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute a contract, on behalf of the Health Services Director, a Purchase Order with Hologic, Inc., in the amount of $1,000,000 to purchase test reagents and related laboratory supplies for the Public Health Laboratory, for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.

BACKGROUND:

Hologic, Inc. is the sole source provider of reagents for the Panther System Aptima Combo tests (for sexually transmitted diseases). These reagents are used to conduct testing at our Public Health Laboratory. The reagents are highly sensitive and specific for the organism being tested. These tests take significantly less time to identify the organisms than with other testing systems allowing for a quicker diagnosis and response.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Purchase Order is not approved, the health care system would not be able to provide the most


CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: (CONT'D)
sensitive testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea which are the most commonly reported sexually transmitted diseases according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This would result in increased rates of these sexually transmitted diseases in Contra Costa County.

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