DATE: October 22, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with Eurofins DQCI for Milk and Dairy Testing Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Eurofins DQCI LLC, for mandated milk and dairy testing services, effective November 1, 2019 through October 31, 2024, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract, with two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $303,684.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Public Health to contract with Eurofins DQCI for the Department's Environmental Health Division (EHD) mandated milk and dairy testing under California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Code, sections 32731-32734 to ensure dairy products are safe for public consumption. The Milk Inspection program is funded through fee revenues (60%) and Health Realignment (40%). This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. The Department has utilized a purchase order to complete testing since October 2018 when the Public Health Lab became inoperable due to a flood; however, annual testing volume costs exceed the allowable purchase order maximum and the Department sought quotes from qualified vendors.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The Milk Inspection program is funded through fee revenues (60% or $182,210) and Health Realignment (40% or $121,474). The Department anticipates first year costs not to exceed $47,000; the term maximum will not exceed $303,683.50. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Department's Org 5620 FY 2019-20 Adopted Budget and will be included in budget requests for the term's duration.
DISCUSSION:
Milk and dairy testing is mandated under CDFA to ensure dairy products are safe for public c...
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