REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 24, 2023
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Agreement With Cepheid for 4-Plex Test Kits and COVID-19 Only Test Kits
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Sales Agreement, including non-standard terms, with Cepheid for COVID-19 test kits in the amount of $952,300 for the retroactive contract term of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025.
(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 $952,300 will be funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal Medicare, private insurances, and other department revenue. Funding sources may change in the future pending any legislative actively related to the repeal and/or replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Adequate appropriation and revenue are included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2022-23 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended Sales Agreement (Agreement) will allow ARMC to purchase Cepheid's 4-Plex (4-Plex) test kits and XPRESS SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19 only) test kits, which are used by ARMC's Laboratory to provide clinicians rapid assessment of the presence of infection with COVID-19. Test results may be provided within 45 minutes. The 4-Plex test kit assesses the presence and differentiation of infection with COVID-19, Influenza (flu) A+B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) to determine appropriate treatment and isolation status. The 4-Plex test is used during flu season as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as October through March. The COVID-19 only test is used during non-flu...
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