DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Purchase of Medical Supplies
SUMMARY:
Staff will provide a briefing on the solicitation process for the purchase of Medical Supplies.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Finance Department will present a post-solicitation briefing on the procurement process for the purchase of Medical Supplies & Equipment and Pharmaceuticals for the Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Division and a Catalog Contract for the purchase of general use medical supplies for City departments. Although these solicitations 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 and Economic Development Departments, 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.
The proposed contract terms are three years with two, one-year renewal options. The estimated total cost of these contracts combined is $13.6 million over the base and renewal terms. The total value by contract follows:
1. EMS Medical Supplies & Equipment: Estimated Value $7,500,000 (25% MWBE Subcontracting Program Requirement)
2. EMS Pharmaceuticals: Estimated Value $4,600,000 (5% MWBE Subcontracting Program Requirement)
3. Citywide Medical Supplies: Estimated Value $1,500,000
ISSUE:
Staff will provide a briefing on the solicitation process for the purchase of Medical Supplies.
ALTERNATIVES:
This item is for briefing purposes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This item is for briefing purposes.
RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for briefing purposes.