Agenda Item
i. Renewal for RFP 23-544 for Ambulance Services (Not to exceed $550,000)
Summary: Triscilla Weaver, Ph.D., Chief of Access and Opportunity, Division of Access & Opportunity
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the second of four one-year renewals for RFP 23-544 for ambulance services provided by Metro Ambulance Services Inc., doing business as American Medical Response, for an amount not to exceed $550,000.
Why: The DeKalb County School District continues to contract with Metro Ambulance Services, Inc., doing business as American Medical Response, to provide basic life support (BLS) ambulance services during athletic and district events. Ambulance services will be required for all high school varsity, junior varsity, and middle school football games; varsity, junior varsity, and middle school track and field events; as well as cross country, lacrosse, and soccer games.
The ambulance company will be required to be present throughout each event. The ambulance must be a basic life support vehicle equipped with all the necessary BLS equipment required by the State of Georgia Department of Public Health Rules and Regulations 511-9-2 for ground ambulance services.
Details: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) play a vital role in responding to sports emergencies by providing immediate medical care to athletes who are injured or experience medical issues during events. EMTs are trained to quickly assess and stabilize individuals in critical condition, ensuring rapid intervention to reduce the severity of injuries and improve recovery outcomes. In sports, timely medical attention is crucial due to the nature of many injuries. EMTs can significantly impact the outcome by preventing complications and accelerating the recovery process.
American Medical Response has provided services for DCSD Athletics for the past seven years and has been the only company capable of handling the high volume of events required. American Medical Response will be required to have an ambulance present for the entire duration of each event. The ambulance dispatched to DCSD athletic and district events will be a Basic Life Support (BLS) unit, fully equipped with the necessary equipment as mandated by the Georgia Department of Public Health Rules and Regulations (511-9-2).
Financial impact: The total budget for these services is allocated from the cost code (100.2500.530200.00011.7090.9990.8010.092.0000) under the Athletics’ General Fund Budget in the amount not to exceed $550,000.
Contact: Triscilla Weaver, Ph.D., Chief of Access and Opportunity, Division of Access & Opportunity, 678-676-0485
Mrs. Myss Johnson-Jelks, Executive Director of Athletics, Division of Access & Opportunity, 678-676-1824
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
MARKET ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
RFP No. RFP 23-544 No. of Bids/Responses Received 1
Name of Project Ambulance Services Person Conducting Survey L. Watkins Purchasing Auditor
Name Title
How Contact Date Response
No. Date Company Name Contact Person Telephone Email Was Made Reason(s) for No Response Received
fairly new to government contracting & was not sure I'd be
1 1/5/2023 SS & Co Consulting Sally Seabrooks sallyseabrooks@icloud.com Email/phone able to mee the demand. 1/7/2023
long application; family member sick; limited personnel
2 1/5/2023 Q-Bert Davenport Felicia Buice southern01@comcast.net Email/phone would not allow them to meet schedule. 1/6/2023
3 1/5/2023 d0cseven1@gmail.com Email No Response.
Advanced Medical Transport, LLC advancedmedtransportllc@gmail.com
4 1/5/2023 Email No Response.
Core Care Medical Transport, LLC corecaremedicaltransport@gmail.com
5 1/5/2023 Email No Response.
Ga Peach Medical Transportation, LLC gapeachmedicaltransportation@gmail.com
6 1/5/2023 Email No Response.
Grace Care Ambulance infoc@gracecareservices.org
7 1/5/2023 Email EMAIL RETURNED
nhayes@gracecareservice.org
Email No Response.
Heart to Heart contact@heart2heartmedicaltransport.com
8 1/5/2023 Email No Response.
Life Link EMS lifelinkems.cj@gmail.com
9 1/5/2023 Email No Response.
10 1/5/2023 MedStar EMC, LLC glen@medstarga.com Email No Response.
Quality Care Medical Transportation, LLC henry@qualitycareems.com
11 1/5/2023 Email No Response.
12 1/5/2023 Gold Cross Ambulance jhill@goldcross.org Email EMAIL RETURNED
13 1/5/2023 Air Methods bbrodin@airmethods.com Email No Response.
mbyers@airmethods.com Email EMAIL RETURNED
art.torwirt@airmethods.com Email EMAIL RETURNED
kurt.mueller@airmethods.com Email Out of Office Reply
14 1/5/2023 Grady EMS csmith@4gmh.edu Email No Response.
15 1/5/2023 Emergency Medical Services LLC rhuskey@windstream.net Email No Response.
16 1/5/2023 ProCare Emergency Medical Service tonythrash@procareems.com Email No Response.
specialoperations@procareems.com Email No Response.
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17 1/5/2023 LifeCare EMS info@lifecareemsga.com Email No Response.
18 1/5/2023 Pafford Medical Services medcomm@paffordems.com Email No Response.
kgriffin@paffordems.com Email No Response.
clay@paffordems.com Email No Response.
19 1/5/2023 Life Link EMS info@lifelinkemsllc.com Email No Response.
20 1/5/2023 MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service dennis.westover@maas911.com Email No Response.
Market Survey: An attempt to determine whether there are qualified sources capable of satisfying the specific requirement for supplies, services, or construction; may range from written or oral; to consultation of technical and scientific journals, to solicitation
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