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File #: 25-117    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 12/20/2024 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 1/14/2025 Final action: 1/14/2025
Title: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Health Services Director, a purchase order amendment with Cardinal Health 110, LLC to increase the payment limit by $133,000 to an amount not to exceed $489,000 for the purchase of reagents, blood culture bottles, and other products as needed for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center with no change to the original term ending June 30, 2025. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)

To:                                          Board of Supervisors

From:                                          Anna Roth, Health Services Director

Report Title:                     Amendment to Purchase Order with Cardinal Health 110, LLC

Recommendation of the County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee

 

RECOMMENDATIONS:

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Health Services Director, an amendment to purchase order #28102 with Cardinal Health 110, LLC, to increase the payment limit by $133,000 to a new payment limit of $489,000 for the purchase of reagents, blood culture bottles, and other products as needed for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) with no change to the original term ending June 30, 2025.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this action will result in additional expenditures of up to $133,000 and will be funded by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.

 

BACKGROUND:

Cardinal Health 110, LLC is a subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc., a global healthcare services and products company. Cardinal Health 110, LLC is a large American multinational healthcare services and products company. It provides pharmaceuticals, medical products, and services to healthcare systems, hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics globally. Cardinal Health provides a wide range of products relevant to diagnostics, including blood culture bottles, pregnancy test kits, and reagents for various testing platforms.

 

Cardinal Health offers comprehensive blood culture collection kits, rapid pregnancy test kits for early detection with fast results, and reagents and calibration sets for diagnostic assays, including cardiac markers and multi-analyte tests. The laboratory has been utilizing Cardinal Health as a primary supplier for its medical supplies. Additional funds are required due to increased patient volume and rising supply costs, with monthly expenditures now running over $23,000.

 

On November 12, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved agenda item C.67 to amend purchase order #28102 with Cardinal Health to increase the payment limit by $171,000 to a new payment limit of $356,000 with no change to the original term of October 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025.

 

Cardinal Health 110, LLC is a member of the Vizient Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), which means that CCRMC will receive substantial rebates. This will further solidify our shared dedication to delivering high-quality, cost-effective healthcare solutions.

 

 

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved the lab may face delays or shortages in obtaining essential supplies. This could lead to interruptions in testing services, which are vital for patient care.