To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment to Purchase Order with Beckman Coulter, Inc.
?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 #28568 with Beckman Coulter, Inc. to increase the payment limit by $2,500,000 to a new amount not to exceed $8,500,000 for the purchase of reagents and supplies for the Clinical Laboratory at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) with no change to the original term ending May 14, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in additional expenditures of up to $2,500,000 and will be funded by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Beckman Coulter, Inc. provides laboratory testing and diagnostic solutions to detect and monitor diseases. CCRMC Clinical Laboratory utilizes Beckman Coulter, Inc. for reagents and supplies to perform routine and STAT (urgent) diagnostic testing, ensuring accurate and timely results that support patient treatment protocols. Since 2013, Beckman Coulter, Inc. has been the sole provider of reagents and supplies for both the Chemistry and Special Chemistry Departments.
Due to an increase in sales, purchase order #28568 is nearing depletion. The laboratory is averaging approximately $250,000 in monthly expenditures and it is necessary to increase the funding on the existing purchase order to ensure uninterrupted service and continued operation of the analyzers.
On August 1, 2023 the Board of Supervisors approved agenda item C.56 to execute purchase order #28568 with Beckman Coulter, Inc. in the amount of $6,000,000 to purchase reagents and supplies for the Clinical Laboratory CCRMC for the period from May 15, 2023 through May 14, 2026.
Approval of this action will allow the Chemistry Department within the Clinical Lab to continue p...
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