Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify and extend an existing Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to obtain HIV Testing Supplies with Abbott Laboratories Inc. CC# 023644, (Pending). This contract provides for HIV Testing Supplies used by the Columbus Public Health Department to perform rapid HIV tests. This modification is necessary as Abbott Laboratories is the sole manufacturer of these products and the products are needed for an additional period of time. The Columbus Health Department is making changes in their laboratory and has chosen not to negotiate a new contract but requests that the contract be modified and extended to allow the testing supplies to be purchased for an additional one (1) year period, as the items used will no longer be used in the laboratory after 2026. The contract, PO304971, is a sole source negotiated contract and will expire on January 31, 2026.
Pursuant to Section 329.09(a) of Columbus City Codes:
(1) Amount of additional funds to be expended under the modification: No additional funding is necessary to modify the option contract.
(2) Why the need for additional goods or services could not be foreseen at the time the contract was initially awarded: N/A
(3) Why it would not be in the city's best interests to have the additional contract requirements awarded through other procurement processes specified in this chapter: Abbott Laboratories is the sole manufacturer of these products as they are the only distributor and authorized provider. Columbus Public Health has confirmed that these supplies will only be needed for 2026, and not beyond.
(4) How the price for the additional goods or services which are the subject of the modification was determined: N/A
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation be considered an emergency because the current contract expires on January 31, 2026 and this lab based test...
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