DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Janus Auto Pipettor / Liquid Handling System
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing the purchase of Janus Auto pipettor /Liquid handling system and accessories from PerkinElmer LAS, Inc. to increase surveillance of latent tuberculosis infections (LTBI) by increasing local testing capability and capacity in the San Antonio Metro area. The purchase of a PerkinElmer Janus system will permit a significant increase in T -Spot TB testing throughput, capacity, and quality by replacing manual pipetting methods in the amount not to exceed $80,890.96. This purchase will be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) contract, TXMAS-8-66030. Funding is available from the FY 2014 Health Services Region 8-TB Waiver Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On June 19, 2014, City Council authorized acceptance of grant funding for the San Antonio Metro Health Department received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Health Services Region 8-TB Waiver Project Contract # 2014-045668 to purchase a PerkinElmer Janus Autopipettor/liquid handling system in order to increase local testing capability and capacity in the San Antonio Metro area for latent tuberculosis infections (LTBI).
The Janus Autopipettor/Liquid handling system will be used in conjunction with an existing Mindray BC-3200 hematology analyzer, Bio-Tek platewasher, along with a CTL Immunospot reading instrument to increase T-Spot TB testing capability, capacity, and quality as an integral part of an 1115 Medicaid Waiver grant effort to increase latent tuberculosis detection in the San Antonio Metro area.
The Janus Autopipettor/Liquid handling system has been validated by the T-Spot TB test manufacturer (Oxford Immunotec) to accurately and simultaneously pipette all required s...
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