To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-776-1 with DCI Donor Services, Inc. (dba Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank)
?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 #76-776-1 with DCI Donor Services, Inc. (dba Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $25,000, to provide Autologous Serum Eye Drops (ASED) and testing services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $25,000 and is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers have an obligation to provide specialized outside clinical laboratory testing services for tests that are rarely requested and require special equipment which CCRMC does not have onsite. The County has been contracting with DCI Donor Services, Inc. (dba Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank) since January 2024.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code ? 1451. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. CCRMC's Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 contracts equal to or below $25,000 are exempt from solicitation requirements.
On January 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-776 with DCI Donor Services, Inc. (dba Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank), in an amount not to exceed $49,000, to provide ASED and testing services at ...
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