Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health provides chlamydia and gonorrhea testing for patients of the STD Clinic and various other clinics in the City of Columbus. Columbus Public Health uses a highly effective DNA probe test kit for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing. The DNA probe test kit has higher sensitivity, specificity, and transportability characteristics than other types of testing methods. Hologic/Gen-Probe is the sole provider of the DNA probe test kit, which is the only FDA approved test kit available in the United States. This ordinance authorizes the purchase of test kits in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00.
Columbus Public Health, as a public health agency, receives discounted pricing for these DNA Probe test kits.
Hologic/Gen-Probe's contract compliance number is 330767987.
Emergency action is requested to ensure a sufficient supply of test kits for testing of patients of various clinics.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this purchase is budgeted in the 2017 Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Hologic/Gen-Probe for the purchase of chlamydia and gonorrhea test kits for Columbus Public Health in accordance with sole source provisions of the City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health provides chlamydia and gonorrhea testing for patients of the STD Clinic and various other clinics in the City of Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health is in need of DNA test kits to provide the chlamydia and gonorrhea testing; and,
WHEREAS, Hologic/Gen-Probe is the sole supplier of DNA probe test kits; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Hologic/...
Click here for full text