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BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health provides HIV/AIDS testing for patients of the STD Clinic and HIV Counseling and Testing Site. Columbus Public Health uses Uni-Gold HIV test kits, a rapid HIV test. It is highly accurate and provides results in 10 minutes. It is the only FDA approved, CLIA waived, rapid HIV test with a 10 minute turn-around time. The CDC recommends that the rapid HIV test be used to better ensure that all patients receive their results. Trinity Biotech is the sole manufacturer/distributor of these rapid HIV tests in the U.S.A.
Columbus Public Health, as a public health agency, receives discounted pricing for the Uni-Gold test kits.
Emergency action is requested to ensure a sufficient supply of test kits for testing of patients.
Trinity Biotech's Contract Compliance No. is 161614982.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this purchase is budgeted in the 2012 Health Department Grants Fund.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Trinity Biotech for the purchase of Uni-Gold HIV test kits for Columbus Public Health in accordance with sole source provisions; to authorize the expenditure of $19,380.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($19,380.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health provides HIV testing for patients of the STD Clinic in the City of Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health is in need of rapid HIV test kits to provide the testing; and,
WHEREAS, Trinity Biotech is the sole supplier of Uni-Gold test kits; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract with Trinity Biotech for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and to ensure a sufficient supply of test kits for testing of patients; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTI...
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