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a. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to execute an Agreement with Life Technologies, Corporation for the recertification and preventative maintenance service for the laboratory device 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time Instrument, in the amount of $27,000, for the period from October 12, 2016 to October 11, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign up to three (3) future one year amendments, where the amendments in the aggregate do not exceed (10%) ($2,700) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to execute an Agreement with Life Technologies, Corporation for the recertification and preventative maintenance service for the laboratory device 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time Instrument, in the amount of $27,000, for the period from October 12, 2016 to October 11, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign up to three (3) future one year amendments, where the amendments in the aggregate do not exceed (10%) ($2,700) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Health Department Laboratory performs testing on patient specimens for viruses such as influenza, norovirus, entrovirus and others. The 7500FAST DX instrument is a real-time nucleic acid amplification and detection system that measurer's nucleic acid signals from reverse transcribed RNA and coverts them to comparative quantitative readouts using fluorescent detention of dual-labeled hydrolysis probes. There are strict requirements for proper care and timely completion of preventative maintenance and qualification services. According to the 510 K clearance language of this system the cali...
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