Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Division of Fire, to modify and extend the contract with ZOLL Medical Corporation that was authorized by Ordinance No. 0607-2024, and to fund said contract modification and extension. The original contract term is for a three (3) year period ending July 7, 2026; the contract includes two (2) additional one (1) year modification and extension periods. The ZOLL Medical Corporation CaseReview service is for cloud-based detailed post-case data that is accumulated from ZOLL Medical Corporation’s defibrillators/monitors. In 2020, the Columbus Division of Fire standardized to ZOLL Medical Corporation’s defibrillators/monitors. ZOLL Medical Corporation’s proprietary cloud-based software is designed to work with ZOLL Medical Corporation’s defibrillators/monitors to collect data from the defibrillators/monitors. The Division utilizes this collected data to improve EMS protocols. The original contract totaled $25,891.11 over the three (3) year contract period with annual payments of $8,630.37. This ordinance will authorize the first contract modification and extension to provide funding in the amount of $8,630.37 for a total contract expenditure of $34,521.48 and will extend the contract for an additional one year to July 7, 2027.
Columbus City Codes 329.09(a) Required Explanations:
1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $8,630.37
2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen: The original contract was written as a three (3) year agreement with two (2) additional one (1) year modification and extension periods.
3. Reason other procurement processes are not used: ZOLL Medical Corporation is the provider and sole owner of both the Division of Fire’s defibrillators/monitors and the CaseReview software that analyzes data from the defibrillators/monitors. The proprietary CaseReview software is designed by ZOLL Medical Corporation to wor...
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