Recommendation Concerning the Contract Award for Emergency Medical Services EMT & Paramedic Training - Paul Nobles, Purchasing Manager, Office of Purchasing
That the Board approve and authorize the County Administrator to sign the Agreement between Escambia County, Florida, and;
A. The Rescue Company 1, LLC, in the amount of $144,696.91; or
B. Emergency Educational Training Institute, Inc., in the amount of $243,250;
per the terms and conditions of PD 18-19.066, Emergency Medical Services EMT & Paramedic Training.
[Funding: Fund 408, Emergency Medical Services, Cost Center 330302] |
The Invitation to Bid was advertised in the Pensacola News Journal on May 22, 2019. Thirty firms were noticed through email of the solicitation. On June 5, 2019 two responses were received.
The Rescue Company 1, LLC is not on the State of Florida, Department of Health list of continuing education providers.
Emergency Educational Training Institute, Inc. is on the State of Florida, Department of Health list of continuing education providers (provider number 50-19471, pg 4 of continuing-education-providers.pdf).
In order to establish the firms ability to provide the necessary training each firm was asked "In an attempt to determine a firm for recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners can you provide a list of instructors that will be providing the training classes?". Their response is as follows:
The Rescue Company 1, LLC
List of instructors for The Rescue Company 1 Escambia Contract, Because we will have other jobs in Orlando and other areas at the same time we have this contract, a predetermine list of instructors that will be primary for Escambia.
Carlos Tavarez (Main instructor)
Trisha Rhea coordinator/logistics (backup fill-in)
James Reyes
Robbie Tester
Michael Austin
Pablo Auffant (backup fill-in)
Emergency Educational Training Institute, Inc.
The list below are the Instructors associated with EETI for the Bid presented to you:
1. Mike Rushing, BSN, RN, NRP, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, TCRN, CCRN?CMC ? Pace Florida , AHA Programs/Advance Air? way Management / Cadaver Lab/Local Logistics
2. Mike McKenzie, NRP/FPM ? Gulf Breeze Florida, AHA Programs/Advance Airway Management / Cadaver Lab/ Local Logistics
3. Jason Christison, NRP ? Pace Florida, AHA Programs/Advance Airway Management / Cadaver Lab/Local Logistics
4. Ray Paquin, NRP/RT ? Brooksville Florida, AHA Programs / Advance Airway Management/ Cadaver Lab/ NAEMT / TCCC
5. Steve Dudgeon, FF/PM, ? Titusville Florida, AHA Programs / Advance Airway Management/ Cadaver Lab/ NAEMT
6. Mike McCaleb, FF/PM, ? Merritt Island Florida, AHA Programs / Advance Airway Management/ Cadaver Lab/ NAEMT
7. Caleb Day, NRP, ? Greenville South Carolina, Advance Airway Management/ Cadaver Lab/NAEMT / TCCC
8. Frank Gentile, FF/PM, Melbourne Florida, AHA Programs / Advance Airway Management/ Cadaver Lab/ NAEMT
9. Dakota James, FF/NRP. Merritt Island Florida, AHA Programs / Advance Airway Management/NAEMT
10. Scott Kelly, EMT/LE, Yulee Florida, TCCC
11. Mark Ocepek, NRP/LE, AHA Programs / Advance Airway Management/ Cadaver Lab/NAEMT / TCCC
12. Robert Balbis MD, Gainesville Florida, TCCC
13. Leo Castro MD, Ft. Lauderdale Florida, TCCC
14. Christopher Hill DO, AHA Programs / Advance Airway Management/ Cadaver Lab/NAEMT
15. Todd Soard, NPMD, MED, PHD / AHA Programs, Advanced Airway, NAEMT Courses / TCCC
Three of the instructors are from the greater Escambia County area, but the firm does not qualify as local presence. |