REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 5, 2021
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title v
Amendment to Agreement with Medico Professional Linen Services for the Provision of Isolation Gowns
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 19-720 with Medico Professional Linen Services for the rental of isolation gowns, beginning January 5, 2021, with no changes to contract period of December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2024, increasing the not to exceed amount by $500,000, from $7,500,000 to $8,000,000.
(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 the recommendation with Medico Professional Linen Services (Medico) will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the additional not to exceed amount of $500,000 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) 2020-21 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this recommendation will allow ARMC to rent isolation gowns from Medico, starting January 5, 2021. The gowns are used as protective apparel for health care workers and patients from the transfer of microorganisms and body fluids in patient isolation situations. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for isolation gowns has dramatically increased. ARMC has determined that the rental and laundering of isolation gowns, as demand increases, is a cost effective alternative to the purchase of a large number of isolation gowns. By way of this Amendment No. 1, ARMC will commit to renting a minimum of 17,500 isolation gowns per week at the rate of $0.67 per gown, from January 5, 2021 through October 5, 2021.
On November 5, 2019 (Item No. 6), the Board approved an Agreement with Medico in the amount not to exceed $7,500,000 for the period of December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2024, to provide linen rental and laundry services for ARMC.
PROCUREMENT
Agreement No. 19-720 is based on an approved competitive procurement, as it is the result of a Request for Proposal Award.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Charles Phan, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on December 14, 2020; Purchasing Department (Michelle Churchill, Supervising Buyer, 387-2070) on December 14, 2020; ARMC Finance (Chen Wu, Finance Budget Officer, 580-3165) on December 14, 2020; Finance (Yael Verduzco, Administrative Analyst, 387-5285) on December 15, 2020; and County Finance (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423) on December 15, 2020.