STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: December 14, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service contract for communicable disease exposure laboratory testing for the Fire-Rescue Department - Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc., most advantageous proposer of two - Not to exceed $186,450 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
This service contract will provide for communicable disease exposure laboratory testing. The Fire-Rescue Department (DFD) personnel who are vulnerable to communicable diseases while responding to emergency calls. This service contract engages a medical laboratory where DFD personnel can visit and be tested for various communicable diseases. The test results are sent to the DFD nurse who is responsible for administering necessary vaccines according to the lab results or directing personnel to seek appropriate medical attention. The DFD nurse also provides personnel support in coordinating medical assistance and monitors their progress.
A medical laboratory provides immediate availability to a medical testing facility and expeditious test results which enables medical personnel to treat DFD staff swiftly in the event of exposure to a communicable disease.
Communicable disease testing includes tests such as:
* Hepatitis
* HIV
* Measles
* Mumps
* Rubella
A five-member committee from the following departments reviewed and evaluated the qualifications:
* Fire-Rescue Department (2)
* Police Department (1)
* Small Business Center (1)
* Office of Procurement Services (1)*
*The Office of Procurement Services...
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