REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 7, 2021
FROM
PETE MENDOZA, Interim Director, Purchasing Department
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Agreement with Vizient, Inc. for Group Purchasing Membership Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Master Services Agreement with Vizient, Inc. for County Group Purchasing Organization Associate Membership, for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026, at no cost to the County for membership.
2. Approve Arrowhead Regional Medical Center's enrollment in Vizient, Inc.'s Vizient Data Management Platform and DataLYNX, for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026, at a not-to-exceed cost of $265,456.
3. Approve Arrowhead Regional Medical Center's enrollment in Vizient, Inc.'s Vizient Savings Actualizer - Supplies with Benchmarking Program, for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026, at a not-to-exceed cost of $504,368.
(Presenter: Pete Mendoza, Interim Director, 387-2073)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
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). Contract expenditures are funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal Medicare, private insurance, and other departmental revenue. Funding sources may change in the future pending 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's (ARMC) and other participating departments' 2021-22 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
Expenditures for numerous contracts used by ARMC and other departments under the Vizient, Inc. G...
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