RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director, a purchase order with Arthrex, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $870,000 for the purchase of medical instruments, implants and supplies for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for the period February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% funded by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

CCRMC has increased its use of this vendor’s products as the hospital’s patient load has risen. The recent survey by the California Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also required CCRMC to purchase new instruments, replace 80% of its stainless steel furniture, purchase new mattresses to replace those that were damaged, and purchase needed supplies in order to comply with infection control prevention regulations. CCRMC has used this vendor to buy supplies, instruments and implants for more than ten years.