To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #23-408-4 with Hospital Association of Southern California
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #23-408-4 with Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, to provide emergency communications network software and support for Contra Costa Emergency Medical Services, for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, and for successive one (1) year term(s) thereafter until terminated.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $150,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by Contra Costa Emergency Medical Services.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the needs of Contra Costa Emergency Medical Services by providing ReddiNet(r), a software application and computerized emergency communications network that offers an emergency communications access link to all participating members. HASC is a trade association with the technical and centralized resources that enable it to effectively host and provide ReddiNet(r), customer data, and hardware infrastructure, collectively the "System," and administer ReddiNet(r) system-wide support. This dedicated emergency medical communications network used during surge and disaster conditions enables information exchange among participating members such as hospitals, emergency medical systems agencies, paramedics, dispatch centers, law enforcement, public health officials, and other healthcare system professionals in local and regional communities. HASC utilizes both commercial-grade satellite and high-bandwidth, internet-based local internet to ensure the most fault-tolerant emergency communications available.
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