RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of Health Services Department, to execute a blanket Purchase Order with Qiagen, Inc., in the amount of $300,000.00 to purchase Quantiferon collection blood tubes and test kits for the period December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Total cost of $300,000 is included in the fiscal year 2015-16 budget. Funds will come from both patient billing (private pay, MediCal, MediCare, etc.) and a $65,000 contract with Chevron Corp. to perform this testing for their employees.
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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