Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Caduceus Systems, LLC to Provide a Software License for a Materials Management Information System
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Caduceus Systems, LLC, to provide a software license for a materials management inventory system, extending the term of the agreement through December 31, 2023 and increasing the amount by $80,000 to an amount not to exceed $948,831.
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BACKGROUND:
On February 8, 2011, the Board approved an agreement with Caduceus Systems, LLC (Caduceus) for installation and implementation of a new Materials Management Inventory System (MMIS) as the result of a Request for Proposals (RFP). The agreement has been amended several times, most recently in November 2018, to extend the term through December 31, 2021, with no increase in funding.
DISCUSSION:
Caduceus MMIS allows San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) to keep a perpetual inventory, having the right products at the right time per SMMC's "Lean" methodology. Caduceus has informed SMMC that they will not be making further upgrades to their software, indicating it is reaching its end of life. Therefore, SMMC is requesting the Board extend the term of the current agreement through December 31, 2023, with the associated increase in funding. SMMC has been assigned a health information technology project manager and will begin the RFP process in October 2021, to have a new MMIS in place prior to the end of this agreement.
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the resolution and amendment as to form.
The resolution contains the County's standard provisions allowing amendment of the County fiscal obligations by a maximum of $25,000 (in aggregate).
The Cou...
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