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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement with Biomed PRN, to extend the term for an additional six (6) months, for a revised term of July 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018, and to increase the contract amount by $21,168, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $157,607, for biomedical equipment certification, testing and maintenance services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement with Biomed PRN, to extend the term for an additional six (6) months, for a revised term of July 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018, and to increase the contract amount by $21,168, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $157,607, for biomedical equipment certification, testing and maintenance services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) operates nine community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes (FQHC-LA), which provide preventative, primary, and specialty medical care services.
In 2014, Clinic Services entered into an Agreement with Biomed PRN for testing, calibration and maintenance services of the medical equipment in the clinics. Biomed PRN is a local company certified by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). AAMI helps to enhance the management of medical instrumentation safely and effectively. Biomed PRN technicians ensure reliable, diagnostic and therapeutic tools are in compliance by performing testing, calibration, maintenance and repair to the medical equipment at the clinics. Testing is performed in accordance with manufacturer's specifications, for both safety and performance. In addition to the safety for patients, having medical equipment tested and calibrated reduces maintenance costs, downtime and signific...
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