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Consider recommendations regarding a Request for Waiver of Competition in the purchase of pharmaceuticals and laboratory supplies, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chief Procurement Officer, the County’s Purchasing Agent, to procure from the vendors listed in Table 1 for pharmaceuticals, laboratory, and medical supplies, without a competitive bid up to an amount of $1,157,000.00 for each Fiscal Years 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 with a total amount not to exceed $3,471,000.00 over the three-year period. Hardy Media is a local vendor; all other vendors are not local vendors; and
b) Determine that the recommended action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.