Consider recommendations regarding a Bid Waiver Request for Purchase of Public Health Laboratory Instruments: Whole Genome Sequencer and Panther Fusion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the County Purchasing Agent, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39, to issue a purchase order for a Whole Genome Sequencer from Clear Labs for a total purchase amount not to exceed $452,300.00, without being required to conduct a formal competitive bid process; b) Approve and authorize the County Purchasing Agent, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39, to issue a purchase order for a Panther Fusion, which is an extension system for the Panther Instrument, from Hologic for a total purchase amount not to exceed $160,000.00, without being required to conduct a formal competitive bid process; c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010151 in the amount of $612,300.00 to establish appropriations for unanticipated revenue in the Public Health Laboratory in FY 2024-2025 for the purchase of necessary instrumentation for laboratory testing. Funding is coming from the already approved California Department of Public Health Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Enhancing Detection Expansion grant; and d) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it is an administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment

Administrative Item Agenda Ready Introduced November 22, 2024

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