To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #26-338-29 with American Red Cross
?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 Agreement #26-338-29 with American Red Cross, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, to provide total blood and blood component products and associated services as needed for patients at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in expenditures of up to $2,000,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC has been contracting with the American Red Cross since 1998 for their expertise in providing total blood and blood component products and associated services as needed for patients at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department's Purchasing Division.
On September 10, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-338-24 with American Red Cross, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 with ARC for the provision of total blood and blood component products and services associated as needed for CCRMC patients for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023.
On June 22, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #26-338-26 with American Red Cross, effective June 1, 2021, to modify the rate schedule to include additional blood platelet services and associated services as needed for patients at the CCRMC with no change in the term.
On May 23, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #26-338-27 with American Red Cr...
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