To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Adopt a Resolution to Approve a Policy for Entering into Written Subcontracts with Private Ambulance Services
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution approving the policy of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District for entering into written subcontracts with private ambulance services pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1797.231.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with the adoption of this resolution. The adoption of this resolution provides for the continued ability to subcontract emergency ambulance services by being in compliance with the requirements for a competitive request for proposal process to acquire for such services.
BACKGROUND:
The District is the current contractor to Contra Costa County ("County") for the delivery of exclusive emergency ambulance services to a total population of approximately one million residents. The District currently subcontracts for the daily operations of all ALS and BLS emergency ambulance transport services and has done so since January 1, 2016. The current contract with American Medical Response ("AMR") expires on December 31, 2025. The District is currently soliciting proposals from potential contractors to secure a subcontractor relationship in order for the District to potentially bid on the next County emergency ambulance contract.
AB 389 was sponsored by Contra Costa County and passed by the legislature in 2021 which led to the establishment of Health and Safety Code Section 1797.231. One of the new requirements of the legislation is the need for the governing body of a fire protection district to adopt a policy regarding certain elements of the request for proposal ("RFP") process for subcontracting of emergency ambulance services.
Under Health and Safety Code section 1797.231, a county may not enter into or renew a contract for emergency ambulance servic...
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