- Item #9 – REVOLUTION FOODS, INC for Emergency purchase of 150,000 Meals for adults age 60 and older related to COVID-19 Pandemic for the Houston Health Department – $500,000.00 – Grant Fund
- The Strategic Procurement Division issued an emergency purchase order to Revolution Foods, Inc. on March 27, 2020 related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. HHD and HCAAA immediate response to address the emergency of the closure of the congregate sites due to COVID-19. These meals are required to feed older adults who are unable to go to the congregate sites or receive meals through our home-delivered program in our traditional system as a result of the public health emergency due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
- The provider who was supplying self-staple meals for the congregate program has met their capacity. This service will allow the seniors to continue to receive meals as a result of the closure of the congregate sites due to COVID-19.
- Item #10 – ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION for approval of spending authority for Emergency purchase of Reagents and Test Kits for the Houston Health Department – $53,708.00 – General Fund
- The Strategic Procurement Division issued an emergency purchase order to Roche Diagnostic Corporation on April 04, 2020, related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The HHD-Bureau of Laboratory Services immediate response to address the public health and safety emergency were to increase on-hand test kits, reagents, and consumables to test COVID-19 specimens citywide. This product will be delivered to HHD-Bureau of Laboratory Services located at 2252 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030.
- This emergency purchase consists of the items listed below:
- (10) MagNA Pure LC Large Reagent Tubs-120 tubs
- (10) MagNA Pure LC Medium Reagent Tubs-150 tubs
- (10) MagNA Pure LC Sample Cartridge, 120 cartridges
- (10) MagNA Pure LC Processing Cartridges, 160 cartridges
- (10) MagNA Pure LC Tip Stands, 200 tips stand
- (25) MagNA Pure LC Reaction Large Tips, 960 tips
- (1) MagNA Pure LC Waste Bottles, 40 bottles
- (45) MagNA Pure LC Total Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit, 1 kit
- (50) MagNA Pure LC Medium Reagent Tubs30, 50 tubs
- (20) MPC Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit I, 1 kit for 32 isolations
- (1) Processing Fee
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