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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 17, 1999 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. R _ ~ <br />SUBJECT: Purchase of Two Monitor/Defibrillators for Orange County EMS <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing/Emergency PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Management <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />None Pam Jones, ext 2650 <br />Nick waters, ext 3030 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider awarding a contract for the purchase of two Monitor/Defibrillators <br />BACKGROUND: In December of 1998 Orange County awarded a bid to Physio Control <br />Corporation of Redmond, Washington for the purchase of five (5) Model LifePak 12 <br />Monitor/Defibrillators, with accessories, at a contract cost of $15,992 each. This bid award was <br />a "Piggyback" of Federal bid number FSS V797P-3549j. That equipment has been successfully <br />deployed for use by Initial Response Vehicle (IRV) paramedics, and is allowing the medics to <br />provide a higher standard of cardiac care than was previously possible. <br />Orange County EMS would like to purchase two additional units. Physio Control will allow the <br />County to purchase two additional units at same cost of the bid awarded in December 1998. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds have been allocated in the 1999-2000 CIP for the purchase of <br />these two Monitor/Defibrillators. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the award of the <br />contract to Physio Control Corporation of Redmond, Washington in the amount of $15,992 each <br />for purchasing two (2) Model LifePak 12 with accessories. <br />