RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute an amendment to Purchase Order with LABSCO, Inc. to add $100,000 for a new total of $124,500 for clinical and pathology laboratory reagents, supplies and small equipment for patient testing for the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and the Contra Costa Health Centers with no change in the original term of September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I Budget.

BACKGROUND:

The original Purchase Order was based on an estimated use of reagents. During the original Purchase Order date, multiple pieces of minor equipment were bought. These new pieces of equipment only function with LABSCO, Inc. products. These reagents, supplies and small equipment are used for patient’s specimen testing and are specific to the analyzers used for testing in the laboratory.