RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director, a purchase Order with Beckman Coulter, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the rental of immunoassay analyzers, supplies, and reagents for the Clinical Laboratory at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from May 15, 2020 through May 14, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC Clinical Laboratory needs to rent immunoassay analyzers as well as purchasing Remisol middleware, supplies, and reagents for the analyzers. The Clinical Laboratory and CCRMC use the analyzers to perform various chemistry tests for Contra Costa Health Center patients.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Purchase Order is not approved, then the Clinical Laboratory will be unable to perform critical patient testing thus impacting patient care and safety.
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