To: Board of Supervisors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Emergency Ambulance Services Pre-Award Agreement
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to extend the termination date of the Ambulance Services Pre-Award Agreement between the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) and American Medical Response West, Inc. (AMR) from March 31, 2026 to March 31, 2028, establishing the form of emergency ambulance services subcontract that the District and AMR will execute, if the County emergency ambulance services contract is awarded to the District.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Ambulance Services Pre-Award Agreement does not provide for any payments to be made by either party.
BACKGROUND:
The District has been providing emergency ambulance services under a contract with Contra Costa County using a sub-contractor "Alliance" model since January 1, 2016. The contract between the District and the County was extended by the Board of Supervisors through December 31, 2027. The County Request for Proposal (RFP) timeline has been extended, leading the District and AMR to extend the Ambulance Services Pre-Award Agreement as well.
The District conducted a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process in mid-2023, and requests for RFP responses (RFP No. 2307-669) were solicited through the County Public Works procurement process on July 24, 2023. A mandatory pre-proposal bidders conference was held on August 2, 2023. Responses to the RFP were due on September 15, 2023 with RFP presentations and interview conducted on October 6, 2023.
Three ambulance companies submitted proposals including American Medical Response West, Inc. (AMR), Priority Ambulance, and Royal Ambulance. An assessment panel, consisting of both...
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