RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with Qiagen, Inc. in the amount of $1,000,000 to purchase Quantiferon collection blood tubes and test kits for the period of December 1, 2016 to November 30, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I Budget.
BACKGROUND:
Qiagen Inc. has been used by the Health Services Department for over ten (10) years. Qiagen provides the reagents required for use with testing instruments in our Public Health Laboratory. The reagents are necessary for specimens to be tested for tuberculosis, both active and latent infections. The Quantiferon test is a specific blood test that detects TB antigen in the blood of patients who have been exposed to the tuberculosis organism. A positive test would alert the provider to provide treatment and alleviate disease in later years.
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