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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an Agreement with California Transplant Services dba SafetyGraft for Tissue Bank Services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $175,000 for the term January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to three (3) future amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent (10%) of the original cost of the agreement per each amendment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an Agreement with California Transplant Services dba SafetyGraft for Tissue Bank Services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $175,000 for the term January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to three (3) future amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent (10%) of the original cost of the agreement per each amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
California Transplant Services, Inc. (CTS) is licensed by the California Department of Public Health and is an IRS qualified 501(c) 3 non-profit public charity. CTS operates an eye and tissue bank offering physicians worldwide quality tissue for transplant and is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks and a member of the Eye Bank Association of America.
NMC would like to establish a five year agreement with California Transplant Services because of its need to appropriately store tissue such as bone flaps. NMC performs craniotomies that require patient’s skull flaps to be removed. These bone flaps will be properly stored at California Transplant Services. Currently flaps are stored in a freezer located in the Surgery Department. Contracting with CTS assures proper storage and availability no matter where the patient has their skull flaps implanted.
California Transplant Services (CTS) will supply NMC with procurement packs for NMC’s use in procuring autologous tissue (skull flaps). Once the skull flap has been acquired, CTS will be contacted and the tissue sent to CTS. CTS will pay for couriers, shipment, and carriage of all autologous bone or skull flaps. CTS shall be responsible for package inspection and notifying NMC if the package is compromised and potentially not suitable for re-implantation.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed and approved this Agreement as to legal form and risk provisions, and the Auditor-Controller has reviewed and approved as to payment provisions. The Agreement has also been reviewed and approved by NMC’s Finance Committee on 10/22/15 and by its Board of Trustees on 11/6/15.
FINANCING:
The cost for this Agreement is $175,000 of which $35,000 is included in the Fiscal Year 2015-16 Adopted Budget. Amounts for remaining years of the Agreement will be included in those budgets as appropriate. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Prepared by: Sue Rodgers, MSN MSHA RN, Interim Surgical Services Director, 772-7789
Approved by: Gary R. Gray, DO, Chief Executive Officer, 783-2504
Attachments:
Original Agreement with California Transplant Services dba SafetyGraft
Attachments on file with the Clerk of the Board