| Meeting Date: |
September 25, 2018 |
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| Title: |
Approval of Purchase Order to Physio Control, Inc. for Purchase of Lifepaks |
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| Agenda Title: |
Approval of Purchase Order to Physio Control, Inc. for Purchase of Lifepaks. |
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| Recommendation: |
Approval of a purchase order to Physio Control for the purchase of eight (8) Lifepak 15 V4 monitor defibrillators and associated accessories in the amount of $265,785.05 |
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| Summary: |
A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued for Automated External Defibrillator (AED) units by the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) of which the County is a member. The County is purchasing eight (8) Lifepak 15 V4 monitor defibrillators and associated accessories from the awarded vendor, Physio Control, Inc. |
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| Committee/Commission Summary: |
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| Financial Impact: |
Adequate funding is budgeted and appropriated within project FR1902, account 310-9130-802-8001 for award of this contract for this purpose. |
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| Staff Contacts: |
Jay Cullinan, Chief, FREM; Brad Quann, Procurement Manager |
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| Legal Counsel: |
Jessica DesNoyer, Assistant County Attorney |
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| Additional Background/Other Considerations: |
The purchase order has been approved as to form by the County Attorney’s Office and is attached. |
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| Consequence of Denial/Inaction: |
Failure to purchase these devices will result in an inability to provide advanced monitoring of patients by responding units, and will present a critical challenge to FREM because the older models are no longer being supported by the manufacturer. |
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