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Consider a request for waiver of competitive bid in Capital Purchase Agreement for purchase of clinical laboratory chemistry system, as follows:
a) Authorize the Purchasing Department to waive the competitive bid requirement and to enter into an agreement with the Diagnostic Systems Group of Olympus America, Inc. (not a local vendor) for procurement and service of one AU400 Chemistry System to measure analytes found in human blood and body fluids;
b) Approve the purchase of services and equipment from the Diagnostic Systems Group of Olympus America, Inc. in the amount of $92,500, plus applicable taxes for a total in the amount of $99,669.
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