Agenda

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C. 36

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 10, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #72-155-2 with National Labs, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/10/2021

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:	Daniel Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

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: August 10, 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 #72-155-2 with National Labs, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $8,910,000, to provide clinical laboratory services for COVID-19 tests for Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS), for the period from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $8,910,000 for 1 year and will be funded 100% by the Federal American Rescue Plan Act revenues.

BACKGROUND:

On March 10, 2020, the Board of Supervisors requested that the Governor proclaim a State of Emergency in Contra Costa County (Gov. Code Section 8625) due to COVID-19. The Health Department must use all available preventative measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 which includes testing and vaccine administration. The Department must enter into contracts for these services and competitive bidding requirements are suspended to the extent necessary to address the effects of COVID-19. This contract will increase the County's ability to process laboratory specimens related to COVID-19 testing collected throughout the County and reduce delays in receiving test results.

On August 11, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #72-155 with National Labs, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $8,910,000 for COVID-19 testing, for the period from August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021.

On April 20, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #72-155-1 with National Labs, Inc to increase the payment limit by $3,000,000 to a new payment limit of $11,910,000 to provide additional COVID-19 testing services with no change in the term.

Approval of Contract #72-155-2 will allow this contractor to continue provide clinical laboratory services, including laboratory processing of COVID-19 tests for CCHS through July 31, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County will not have access to this contractor’s clinical laboratory services and COVID-19 testing results will be delayed.