Agenda Item Name:
Title
Sole Source and Annual Blanket Purchase Order 2021-480 to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., for the Urinalysis Testing Supplies and Maintenance, for the Court Services Department.
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Presenter:
Carl Smart, Interim Director, 374.5204/Larry Sapp, 352.374.5202
Description:
Approve the Sole Source and issuance of Purchase Order 2021-480 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the Sole Source and issuance of Purchase Order 2021-480 to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., in the amount of $74,070.00, for the Urinalysis Testing Supplies and Maintenance, for the Court Services Department.
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Sufficient funds exists in the General Fund, Accounts 001.36.3600.622.52.50 and 001.36.3640.523.52.50
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Background:
The parts, repair and maintenance for the equipment can only be provided by Siemens. Siemens also provides parts and supplies for the analyzer such as syringes, probes, DI filters, roller pump tubing, wash nozzle tubing, photometer lamps, air filters, wash solution, NaClO, cuvettes, sample tubes, mixing rods, aspiration nozzles, barcode labels, reagent bottles, etc. The reagents, calibrators and controls are purchased from Siemens. Only Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (Siemens) manufactures the reagents utilized by our drug testing lab.
Lab staff are currently certified by Siemens to provide lab results to the Court. The Court Services’ drug test lab is essential to reporting results to the courts. The court is familiar with, and fully accepts, the results from this equipment. In addition, our computer system is connected to the lab equipment for electronic reporting of drug test results in the department's data management system (Connectrex Monitor). This direct integration facilitates the efficiency of drug test reporting. Last fiscal year, we tested 8,830 samples at an average cost per sample is less than $8.00. Court Services conducted 98,620 individual drug tests for up to 16 different drug sets and specific gravity-creatinine validity.
This purchase is exempt from the County's competitive bidding requirements pursuant to Section 22.3-302 (28) of the Alachua County Procurement Code, Sole Source procurements in accordance with the Procurement Procedures Manual. However, since the dollar amount of the purchase exceeds the purchasing authority of the Procurement Manager, this Purchase Order is being submitted for Board consideration and approval.