CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT
INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO: Sheryl Sculley, City Manager
FROM: Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance Department
COPY: Audit Committee; Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager, Ben Gorzell, Jr., CPA, Chief Financial Officer; Charles Hood, Fire Chief; Kevin Barthold, City Auditor
SUBJECT: Pre-Solicitation Briefing for the Procurement Process for San Antonio Fire Department Medical Supplies
DATE: May 24, 2018
The Finance Department will present a pre-solicitation briefing on the procurement process for purchase of Medical Supplies for the Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Division. Although this item would not traditionally be defined as a High Profile contract, experience with past procurements for medical equipment and supplies have generated a heightened level of community and small business interest.
The Fire Department, working in conjunction with the Finance Department, has worked to “de-bundle” the current medical supplies contract and included a subcontracting requirement to increase participation of local, small, minority and woman-owned businesses in the procurement process. This briefing will allow an opportunity for input and direction from Committee members.