Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Amendment to Agreement between Gotham LLC and County of San Mateo
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Chief of San Mateo County Health, or the Chief's designee, to amend the agreement between Gotham LLC in partnership with Curative Inc. and the County of San Mateo for COVID-19 testing and sample processing to increase the maximum amount payable under the agreement to $4,000,000 and extend the term to June 30, 2021.
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BACKGROUND:
Identifying positive COVID-19 cases through community testing opportunities continues to be a key component of both the State's and the County's pandemic response. Since September 2020, the County has greatly increased testing capacity and has consistently had one of the highest county testing rates per 100,000 population in the State. With respect to County-supported community testing sites, testing opportunities for residents now include multiple daily drive-through sites in the north, central, and southern parts of the County, daily mobile van testing, and neighborhood testing events operated by local community partners.
Pursuant to the emergency contracting authority granted by the Board of Supervisors, the County executed an Agreement in August 2020 with Gotham LLC in partnership with Curative Inc. (collectively, "Curative") for deployment of Curative's self-administered, oral swab COVID-19 test kits. The test kits can be administered by patients with minimal instruction and without any clinician supervision, allowing the kits to be used in a variety of settings. The kits have been used by the County's local partners, including community-based organizations, schools, churches, cities, and others, to operate neighborhood testing events serving specific at-risk communities and populations. The Agreement was amended three time...
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