REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 28, 2023
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Service Agreement with Becton, Dickinson and Company, Inc. for Biotyper Services Plan
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Service Agreement No. 20-642 with Becton, Dickinson and Company, Inc., for service maintenance and parts of Biotyper medical instruments, increasing the contract amount by $89,640, from $71,352 to $160,992, and extending the contract period for three years, for a total contract period of September 1, 2020 through April 2, 2026.
(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 $89,640 for service maintenance and parts of Biotyper medical instruments 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) 2022-23 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This Amendment with Becton, Dickinson and Company, Inc. (BD) will allow ARMC to continue to maintain the service and parts for the Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) Biotyper instrument used by ARMC's Laboratory Microbiology Division. Maintenance includes one planned maintenance visit per year, with unlimited onsite emergency service visits, one cleaning visit, and software updates. The MALDI is a mass spectrometer which provides au...
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