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 paym...
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