Explanation
BACKGROUND: The city's Purchasing Office has established a citywide universal term contract with Gen-Probe (FL006227) for the purchase of DNA probe test kit for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing. Columbus Public Health has already established a purchase order this year with Gen-Probe totaling $100,000 (UT055824). This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to issue a purchase order to Gen-Probe for the purchase of additional test kits for Columbus Public Health.
In order to ensure a sufficient supply of test kits, emergency action is hereby requested. The contract compliance number for Gen-Probe is 330767987, which is effective through March 17, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies for this purchase order were budgeted in the 2015 Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to issue a purchase order to Gen-Probe for the purchase of chlamydia and gonorrhea test kits for Columbus Public Health from an existing Universal Term Contract; to authorize the expenditure of $75,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
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WHEREAS, there was a formal competitive bid process issued through the city's Purchasing Office to establish a Universal Term Contract FL006227 with Gen-Probe for the option to purchase chlamydia and gonorrhea test kits; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has already established a purchase order this year with Gen-Probe totaling $100,000 (UT055824); and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a need to purchase additional chlamydia and gonorrhea test kits for its patients and clients; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to issue purchase orders to Gen-Probe to ensure a sufficient supply of test kits, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COU...
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