File #: A 15-311    Name: First Data Bank Agreement
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 8/24/2015 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 10/13/2015 Final action: 10/13/2015
Title: a. Ratify and Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an Agreement, with a retroactive start date of January 1, 2014 with First Data Bank, Inc. for Pharmacy Licensing Services at NMC, for an amount not to exceed $139,558 for the period January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2018. 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 and do not extend the term of the Agreement beyond an additional one year period.
Attachments: 1. Board Report.pdf, 2. First Data Bank Original Agreement.pdf, 3. First Databank EXPIRED Agreement through Amendment 5.pdf, 4. Board Report First Data Bank Attachment 1.pdf, 5. Completed Board Order
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a. Ratify and Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an Agreement, with a retroactive start date of January 1, 2014 with First Data Bank, Inc. for Pharmacy Licensing Services at NMC, for an amount not to exceed $139,558 for the period January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2018.
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 and do not extend the term of the Agreement beyond an additional one year period.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Ratify and Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an Agreement, with a retroactive start date of January 1, 2014 with First Data Bank, Inc. for Pharmacy Licensing Services at NMC, for an amount not to exceed $139,558 for the period January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2018.
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 and do not extend the term of the Agreement beyond an additional one year period.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:

Natividad Medical Center (NMC) is requesting to enter into a software license agreement with First Databank, Inc. The First Data Bank (FDB) software provides NMC with the industry's most comprehensive drug database which is critical for safe medication practices for Natividad. This data base is used for pharmacists and providers to monitor patient allergies, drug-drug interactions, dose range checking, lab value monitoring and medication use, me...

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