Agenda

Return

C. 50

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 20, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment to Purchase Order with Clear Labs, Inc. (PO #23886)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/20/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Stephanie Trammell, (925) 370-5775

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: September 20, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent or designee, to execute on behalf of the Health Services Director, an amendment to Purchase Order #23886 with Clear Labs, Inc., to extend the term of September 1, 2021 through August 30, 2022 to September 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024, with no change to the payment limit of $2,000,000 to purchase testing reagents and kits for SARS-CoV-2 and other pandemic virus whole genome sequencing at the Contra Costa County Public Health Laboratory.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this amendment will result in expenditures of up to $2,000,000 over the three-year period between September 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024 and will be funded 100% by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) awarded grant, COVID-19 ELC Enhancing Detection Expansion (Strategy 2: Strengthen Laboratory Testing).

BACKGROUND:

Whole genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in patient specimens permits determination of circulating variants within Contra Costa County. Identifying variants allows Public Health and the Health Services Department to evaluate whether certain variants are associated with increased transmission or particular patient morbidity outcomes.

On October 5, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved agenda item C.42 to execute purchase order #23886 with Clear Labs, Inc., in the amount of $2,000,000 for the period from September 1, 2021 through August 30, 2022 to purchase testing reagents and kits for SARS-CoV-2 and other pandemic virus whole genome sequencing. The Clear Labs Dx instrument was installed and in use at the Contra Costa Public Health Laboratory since March 2021. The instrument provides quick sequencing/variant identification for COVID-19. Clear Labs, Inc. provides the Clear Labs-specific reagents for the Clear Labs DX instrument, therefore a sole source justification was completed.

This action will extend the term of the existing purchase order with Clear Labs, Inc. through July 31, 2024, which was previously approved in the amount of $2,000,000, for the purchase of next generation sequencing laboratory supplies (collection kits, reagents, plastic consumables) purchased by the Contra Costa County Public Health Laboratory.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the Contra Costa Public Health Laboratory will not be able to maintain continuous and uninterrupted ordering of much needed laboratory supplies for genome sequencing.