Vote — approved

Clint Hickman	yes
Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Steve Gallardo	absent

Ayes: Clint Hickman, Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Bill Gates Absent: Steve Gallardo

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65. SOLE SOURCE ACQUISITION FOR BIOMERIEUX VITEK MS PRIME Approve a Sole Source Acquisition between Maricopa County by and through its Department of Public Health (MCDPH) and Biomerieux , the manufacturer of the Vitek MS Prime mass spectrometry instrument, used for rapid identification of Mycobacterium and other bacterial organisms for the MCDPH Laboratory Division at an approximate cost of $268,548.11 plus tax. Additionally, it should be noted that the first year of maintenance with the instrument is included; however, thereafter, there will be a cost of approximately $22,000 per year for a maintenance service agreement, and approximately $20,000 per year for associated reagent consumable costs. A Sole Source Acquisition is necessary because Biomerieux is the only manufacturer that offers an instrument that has Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the specific tests we need to have completed. The MCDPH Laboratory must have an FDA approved methodology for identifying Mycobaterium species. The lab’s current system, the Accuprobe , has been discontinued. Mass spectrometry is the fastest and most accurate method of identifying mycobacterium. A search for instruments and their associated tests was conducted using market research and it was determined that there were no alternatives that were deemed acceptable. This is because no other vendor offered an FDA approved library of organisms that includes Mycobacterium. (C-86-23-131-X-00)

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