Agenda

Return

C. 76

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	June 8, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Extension #23-710-1 with Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/08/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, 925-957-2670
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm Tasha Scott

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: June 8, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Extension Agreement #23-710-1 with Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC, a limited liability company, effective May 28, 2021, to extend the termination date from June 14, 2021 through June 30, 2022, to continue to provide COVID-19 clinical laboratory services.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no change in the original funding of $350,000 which is funded by 100% Federal and State emergency COVID-19 funding.

BACKGROUND:

This contract establishes a relationship between CCHS and the contractor to increase the County's ability to processes laboratory specimens related to COVID-19 testing collected throughout the County and reduce delays in receiving test results. Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC is an independent laboratory that has the facilities and expertise to provide COVID-19 testing to physicians, hospitals, laboratories and other entities including employers qualified to purchase and provide COVID-19 testing services to individuals.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On March 23, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-710 for this contractor to provide clinical laboratory services for CCHS, for the period March 15, 2021 through June 14, 2021. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract.

Approval of Contract Extension Agreement #23-710-1 will allow this contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract extension is not approved, the department will not have access to this contractor's laboratory specimen processing related to COVID-19, and significantly delay the department's ability to recieve timely test results.