To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of a request to obtain a purchase order to Abbott Laboratories not to exceed $157,866.00
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to obtain a Purchase Order (PO) to Abbott Laboratories in an amount not to exceed $157,866.00, with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
GCCARD’s Nutrition Services Program works in tandem with the Valley Area Agency on Aging (VAAA) and the Genesee County Office of Senior Services (GCOSS) Senior Millage to deliver Ensure nutritional shakes to Genesee County senior citizens. Abbott Laboratories is the manufacturer of Ensure and is the only vendor available to directly ship large quantities. GCCARD’s Head Start Program also utilizes Abbott Laboratories for ancillary supplies for bottle fed infants.
DISCUSSION:
This PO is to run from October 01, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and is to be utilized by GCCARD’s Nutrition Services Program and Head Start Program.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Genesee County Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Funds for this PO are to be allocated as follows: $12,000.00 to fund number 2801-698.06-763.000, $15,866.00 to fund number 2731-697.14-762.000, $50,000.00 to fund number 2731-697.15-762.000, and $80,000.00 to fund number 2733-697.15-762.000. No General fund appropriation is required for this request.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There will be no impact on Genesee County facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There will be no impact on Genesee County technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This memorandum conforms to Genesee County’s priorities of Healthy, Livable and Safe Communities and Community Growth as we collaborate with other agencies to ensure access to nutritional products for eligible, low-income Genesee County seniors and families.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) to authorize an expenditure, in the form of a Purchase Order, to Abbott Laboratories for the purchase of Ensure nutritional shakes for senior citizens and ancillary supplies for bottle-fed infants to be utilized by GCCARD’s Nutrition Services Program and Head Start Program, at a total cost not to exceed $157,866.00, for the period commencing October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the September 17, 2025 meeting of the Finance Committee of this Board).