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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-01710 and award contracts to Mozena Medical Supplies & Equipment, Inc., a Long Beach-based business (not an MBE, WBE, or SBE), Life-Assist, Inc., of Rancho Cordova, CA (not an MBE, WBE, or SBE or Local), and Bound Tree Medical, LLC, of Dublin, OH (not an MBE, WBE, SBE or Local), for furnishing and delivering emergency medical supplies in a combined estimated annual amount of $250,000, for a period of one year, with the option of renewal for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is being requested to enter into annual contracts with Mozena Medical Supplies & Equipment, Inc., Life-Assist, Inc., and Bound Tree Medical, LLC, for emergency medical supplies that support the Fire Department Paramedics. A multiple award is recommended to ensure all supplies are available, received expeditiously, and at the lowest cost. These contracts are required to obtain a full-range of emergency medical products including bandages, extrication collars, burn sheets and pharmaceuticals; and are utilized in patient care for emergency response and transport.
The bid for emergency medical supplies was advertised in the Press-Telegram on March 31, 2010, and 248 potential bidders specializing in emergency medical supplies were notified. Of those bidders, 55 downloaded the bid via our electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. A bid announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 30 local, minority and women’s business groups. Six bids were received and a public bid opening occurred on April 20, 2010. Of those six bidders, none are Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBEs); none are Women-Owned Busine...
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