Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into the (1st) first year of a (2) two-year subscription contract with Laerdal Medical Corporation in the amount of $156,907.50 for the Division of Fire's Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Program subscription. Year (2) two of the (2) two-year contract will be legislated in fiscal year 2025 and will be in the amount of $183,550.00. The Fire Division has a need to continue its subscription to Laerdal Medical Corporation’s Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program to manage the division's paramedic CPR certifications and associated training; a bid waiver is requested given the specialized and unique nature of these services. This program will continue to assist the Fire Division in managing the CPR certifications of personnel using American Heart Association (AHA) training/certification professionals and portable simulation stations. This program provides immediate feedback to improve performance, communicates metrics via tracking software that measures success, and will reduce the division's reliance on costly in-classroom recertification.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Laerdal Medical Corporation #13-2587752 ~ Vendor 000614
Bid Waiver Justification: The Division of Fire has successfully implemented this specialized and unique program with Laerdal Medical Corporation to manage their CPR certifications via American Heart Association standards and does not seek an alternative solution at this time. The program has reduced personnel costs associated with backfilling positions once needed to manage these certifications in house, and done so in a more responsive manner given the portability of the technology used to manage these certifications.
Emergency Designation: The Fire Division is requesting this legislation be declared an emergency measure to make funding immediately available for the continuation of the Laerdal Medical Corporation Resuscitation Quality Improvemen...
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