To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment #76-789-6 with Vizient, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County a Vizient Supplier Diversity Platform Subscription Statement of Work (SOW) with Vizient, Inc., a corporation, effective August 1, 2024, and increase the payment limit of Contract #76-789 by $95,000, from $874,040 to a new payment limit of $969,040 for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center’s (CCRMC) access to Vizient’s supplier diversity performance management technology platform with no change in the term October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this SOW will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $95,000 and will be funded 50% by savings realized through the Vizient group purchasing agreement and 50% Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Vizient, Inc., provides expertise, analytics and advisory services through solutions and services that improve the delivery of high-value care by aligning cost, quality, and performance. This Vizient Supplier Diversity Platform Subscription SOW meets the needs of Contra Costa Health by providing access to a supplier diversity performance management technology platform for CCRMC.
Execution of this SOW will allow CCRMC access to the platform needed to meet regulatory requirements for annual reporting of supplier diversity information. Health and Safety Codes §§ 1339.85-1339.87 mandate annual reporting requirements for supplier diversity information. Contract deliverables including measurable outcomes required of the Contractor to be monitored by the department in compliance with Section III(B)(7) of the Purchasing Policy include completion of implementation services, and access to general and technical support services. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management, and Contract Monitor Staff meet regularly to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
On December 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-789 with Vizient, Inc., authorizing the execution of the Master Services Agreement (MSA), for the provision of group purchasing program services, for CCRMC for the period from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2025.
On October 17, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #76-789-1 with Vizient, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $435,000, for the execution of a Supply Chain Consultant SOW (under the MSA) for the period November 1, 2023, through December 31, 2026.
On April 22, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #76-789-2 with Vizient., Inc., to execute a Patient Safety Organization SOW (under the MSA), increase the payment limit by $64,040 to a new payment limit of $499,040 and extend the termination date from December 31, 2026 to September 30, 2027 for additional advisory services for Contra Costa Health.
On June 4, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #76-789-3 with Vizient, Inc., to execute a Vizient Member Networks SOW (under the MSA), increase the payment limit by $375,000 to a new payment limit of $874,040 for member network services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center with no change in the term through September 30, 2027.
Approval of this Contract Amendment Agreement #76-789-6 will allow the parties to execute the Vizient Supplier Diversity Premium Platform Subscription SOW for Contractor to provide additional services through September 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, CCRMC will not have access to Vizient’s Supplier Diversity Premium Platform subscription utilized in creating reports in compliance with AB962 for the State, which could carry fines for CCRMC.