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C. 74

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	November 3, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order with Polymedco Cancer Diagnostic Products, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/03/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, (925) 370-5101
cc:	Tasha Scott Crystal Grayson N Rios

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: November 3, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent on behalf, of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with Polymedco Cancer Diagnostic Products, LLC., in the amount of $120,000 to purchase reagents and supplies to perform immunochemical fecal occult blood testing for the Clinical Laboratory at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), for the period October 1, 2015 through September 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

BACKGROUND:

Polymedco’s OC-Auto Micro 80 Analyzer with FOBT-CHECKoc reagents is an automated immunochemical fecal occult blood testing system that detects human red cells only with no interferences from red meat, turnips, melons, aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and vitamin C. This improvement directs many more of the “right” patients to colonoscopy leading to the earlier detection of polyps and colorectal cancer.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Purchase Order is not approved, The CCRMC Clinical Laboratory will not be able to perform patient testing for colorectal cancer.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.