RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a blanket Purchase Order with Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., in the amount of $600,000 for reagents and supplies for the Clinical Laboratory at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The CCRMC Clinical Laboratory uses Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., reagents, various controls, and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) media, supplies for chemistry, urinalysis and microbiology department as well as reagents and supplies for the Variant II Turbo System. These are used to perform tests on patients for various conditions and to check for infections.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this purchase order is not approved, CCRMC Clinical Laboratory will not be able to perform patient testing, thus impacting patient safety and health.
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