TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Award renewal of RFB No. 2018-01 EMS Supplies and Equipment with Bound Tree Medical LLC, Henry Schein, Inc., and Quadmed, Inc. at the attached unit prices for an estimated annual FY 2019-20 amount of $136,100.00.
Recommended Action
Award renewal of RFB No. 2018-01 EMS Supplies and Equipment with Bound Tree Medical LLC, Henry Schein, Inc. and Quadmed, Inc. at the attached unit prices for an estimated annual budgeted amount of $136,100.00.
Background Information
North Port Fire Rescue maintains an in-house managed inventory system of basic and advanced life support medical supplies, diagnostic, and immobilization equipment to be used exclusively by the North Port Fire Rescue for advanced life support and Emergency Medical Services operations. The department routinely orders medical supplies from vendors established through a competitive bidding process.
A formal Request for Bid was issued to secure firm pricing for the purchase of Emergency Medical supplies and equipment on an "as needed basis." The initial term of the award was from September 26, 2017 through and including September 30, 2018 with the option to renew for three (3) additional one (1) year terms, by mutual consent, at the same terms and conditions.
1st Renewal Term: October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019
2nd Renewal Term: October 1, 2019 through September 20, 2020
North Port Fire Rescue intends to make some level of purchases from various vendors. To benefit from pricing offered by vendors, awards will be based on nearly 300 individual items. No one vendor can provide all the items, so various vendors will be utilized. During the ordering process, the item's specifications, pricing and amount of total purchase, availability, expiration date and delivery date are taken into consideration to which approved vendor to select. This flexibility to work with vendors gives us ...
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