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C. 76

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

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order with Abbott Laboratories

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:	Daniel Peddycord, (925) 313-6712
cc:	T Scott Melody Hung-Fan Natalie 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 Abbott Laboratories in the amount of $1,200,000 to purchase Hepatitis and HIV testing kits and reagents for the period December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

BACKGROUND:

Abbott Laboratories has been used by the Health Services Department for over twenty (20) years. Abbott Laboratories provides the reagents required for use with the testing instrument in our Public Health Laboratory. The reagents are necessary for specimens to be tested for HIV and Hepatitis A, B and C antibodies. These tests are used to detect acute HIV and Hepatitis infections in patients seen at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and/or Contra Costa Health Centers.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved the testing would need to be conducted by outside labs at a greater cost to the county.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.