To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment #76-556-9 with Laboratory Corporation of America
?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 Contract Amendment #76-556-9 with Laboratory Corporation of America, a corporation, to amend Contract #76-556-5 (as amended by Contract Amendments #76-556-6 through #76-556-8), effective January 1, 2026, to provide additional laboratory testing services at Contra Costa Regional Medical (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers with no change in the payment limit of $625,000 or term ending April 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract Amendment will not impact the budgeted expenditures of up to $625,000 over a 3-year period funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers have an obligation to provide laboratory testing services to patients. On occasion, the County contracts with outside laboratory testing services in order to provide testing that requires special equipment not available at County facilities. CCRMC's Pathology laboratory sends out test(s) for consultation, such as Human papillomavirus (HPV) for pap co-test, Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for diagnostic treatment of disease, HER2FISH for breast treatment and flow cytometry for diagnosis of leukemia as well as clinical lab testing when needed. This Contractor has been providing outside clinical laboratory testing services for CCRMC since May 2017.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor is a member of the Vizient Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, GPO members are exemp...
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