REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 5, 2023
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Agreement with BioM?rieux, Inc. for the Provision of BioFire Respiratory Virus Rapid Test Kits
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Agreement with BioM?rieux, Inc. for the purchase of BioFire diagnostic respiratory virus rapid test kits in the not-to-exceed amount of $3,407,187 for the term of December 5, 2023 through December 4, 2028.
(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). The cost of $3,407,187 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. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2023-24 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended agreement with BioM?rieux, Inc. (BioM?rieux) will allow ARMC to continue purchasing the BioFire respiratory virus rapid test kits for the BioFire FilmArray Torch System (System). Each test kit contains 30 individual film arrays, which are cartridges used to perform the diagnostic testing. The System can test for 23 respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV 2 (COVID-19), providing results within 45 minutes. There has been continuous use of these kits primarily in the Emergency Department for patients who are experiencing respiratory symptoms. In addition, experts are predicting the possibility of an increase in flu cases and Respiratory Syncy...
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