RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A VENDOR AGREEMENT AWARD FOR VENEREAL AND OTHER DISEASE TESTING TO GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance a request to waive formal bidding requirements and enter into a three year vendor agreement with Gen-Probe Incorporated to supply testing equipment and reagents at agreed upon set pricing, not to exceed $600,000 during the three year period of the vendor agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, Public Health needs to make these purchases in order to further its venereal and other disease testing community services; and

 

WHEREAS, the best interests of the County will be served by the waiver of competitive bidding requirements for the purchase of these tests kits and reagents; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of such vendor agreement, and said Board has examined and approved the same as to both form and content, and desires to enter into the same;

 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED, that competitive bidding requirement be waived and that the Purchasing Agent be, and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a Vendor Agreement with Gen-Probe Incorporated for three years in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00.

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