REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 15, 2022
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title v
Agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. for the Purchase of Influenza Vaccines
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. for the purchase of influenza vaccines, for the agreement period of March 31, 2022 through December 31, 2022, for amount not-to-exceed $300,000.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the not-to-exceed cost of $300,000 is funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal Medicare, private insurances, and other departmental revenue. Funding sources may change in the future pending any legislative activity related to the repeal and/or replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Sufficient appropriation and revenue are included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2021-22 budget and future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. (Sanofi) will ensure that County residents have access to influenza (flu) vaccination services at ARMC. Flu vaccines for the upcoming season are typically reserved in February. Sanofi is the only company within the Vizient Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) utilized by the County that is able to provide additional vaccine doses after the initial order has been reserved. In February 2022, ARMC reserved 14,050 flu vaccine doses for the 2022-23 influenza season. Approval of the recommended agreement will authorize purchase of these reserved flu vaccines. Approval of this agreement will provide for the safety, health and social service needs of County residents by ensuring availability of influenza virus vaccines for patients, including those specifically for children six months old to adults of any ages, as well as staff to prevent infection and spread of the influenza virus within the hospital and community.
The purchase of the vaccines from Sanofi is governed by the terms and conditions of Sanofi’s supplier agreement with Vizient, which contains several non-standard County contract provisions that have been agreed upon by the Board of Supervisors as part of the County’s membership in Vizient’s GPO.
PROCUREMENT
The procurement is non-competitive based on functional specifications, as Sanofi is the manufacturer of flu vaccines for children six months old to adults of any ages, providing the quantity desired for the 2022-23 influenza season, and currently accepting new orders for additional vaccine doses. County Purchasing supports this non-competitive procurement.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Charles Phan, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on February 17, 2022; Purchasing Department (Ariel Gill, Buyer, 777-0722) on February 17, 2022; ARMC Finance (Chen Wu, Finance and Budget Officer, 580-3165) on February 18, 2022; and County Finance and Administration (Diana Atkeson, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on February 18, 2022.