RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with Leica Microsystems, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $480,000, to purchase reagents and supplies for the Pathology Department at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), for the period from August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
The CCRMC Clinical Laboratory uses Leica Microsystems, Inc. reagents and supplies for tests to be performed on the Bond Max, along with printer and cover-slipper. Without these items immunohistochemically stain tests cannot be performed to differentiate the different kinds of cancers that help pathologists determine an accurate diagnosis of the tissue.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Purchase Order is not approved, the CCRMC Pathology Department will not be able to perform the detailed level of patient testing necessary to treat patients in a timely manner, thus potentially impacting patient safety and health.
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