REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 8, 2021
FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, Interim Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Fulgent Genetics for Purchase and Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 Test Kits, COVID-19 Picture Test Kits, Collection of Used Kits and Processing of Samples
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 6, effective June 8, 2021, to Contract No. 20-607 with Fulgent Genetics for purchase and distribution of additional SARS-CoV-2 test kits, COVID-19 Picture test kits, collection of used kits, and processing of samples in a certified laboratory, with no change to the total contract amount not to exceed $72,677,500, extending the contract period for an additional six months, for a total contract period of July 21, 2020 through December 31, 2021.
(Presenter: Andrew Goldfrach, Interim Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item, with no change to contract amount, will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of test kits is eligible for reimbursement through the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding, if available, which has been extended through December 31, 2021. In addition, the Department of Public Health (DPH) anticipates receiving additional funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act that was passed on December 27, 2020; providing more than $22 billion to State and local governments to support testing, contract tracing, vaccination, surveillance, containment, and mitigation to monitor and suppress the spread of COVID-19. The County also receives credit invoices from Fulgent Geneti...
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