RESOLUTION NO. 252
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH QUADRANT BIOSCIENCES FOR COVID-19 TESTING IN K-12 SCHOOLS IN ALBANY COUNTY
Introduced: 8/9/21
By Health Committee and R. Joyce:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 251 for 2021, this Honorable Body authorized an agreement with the New York State Department of Health/Health Research, Inc. (NYSDOH/HRI) to accept funding awarded to enable schools/districts in Albany County to establish COVID-19 screenings, and testing programs in order to maintain in-person learning in an amount not to exceed $3,200,000 for a term commencing August 1, 2021 and ending July 31, 2022, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has requested to enter into an agreement with Quadrant Biosciences, via a sole source contract, to provide COVID-19 testing using the Clarifi COVID-19 saliva test kits, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with Quadrant Biosciences, Syracuse, NY 13210, to provide COVID-19 testing in schools/districts in Albany County in an amount not to exceed $3,200,000 for a term commencing August 1, 2021 and ending July 31, 2022, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said agreement as to form and content, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.