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C. 96

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 12, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approve a Blanket Purchase Order with Roche Diagnostics Corporation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Dan Peddycord, 313-6712
cc:	Tasha Scott M Wilhelm Melody Hung-Fan

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: July 12, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of Health Services Department, to execute a Blanket Purchase Order with Roche Diagnostic Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for reagents used in the Public Health (PH) Laboratory for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Funding is included in the Enterprise Fund I Budget.

BACKGROUND:

Roche Diagnostic Corporation has been used by the Health Services Department for over twenty (20) years. Roche provides the reagents required for use with the testing instruments in our PH Laboratory. The reagents are necessary for specimens to be tested for viruses & bacteria such as Hepatitis B & C and HIV. Additionally, the Public Health Laboratory is required to use these specific reagents to keep us in compliance with our Instrument Maintenance Agreement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Blanket Purchase Order is not approved, the health care system would not be able to monitor the viral load of the patients as they are treated for the viruses noted above. The tests would then need to be conducted by outside labs at a greater cost to the county. PH Laboratory also uses the reagents purchased from Roche Diagnostics to conduct similar testing for the Alameda County AIDS Program which generates revenue for Contra Costa County and without the reagents, we would not be able to conduct the tests.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.