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NOV 6 990 BOOK 81 FA,E 3 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: In October, 1989, the Board of County Commissioners authorized a Biomedical Equipment Services Agreement with Physio -Control to repair and maintain the LifePak equipment on board the emergency .,t*ransport vehicles of Advanced Life Support. The contract expires ,on November 2, 1990, and staff requests the Board authorize renewal ';of the Agreement. !:The prior contract was for $6,888.00 during FY 88-89. The new ticontract is 'for $10,152.00 or a $3,264 increase. This increase is predicated on the fact that in the prior year the County used five monitors, ten defibrillators, and nine chargers. With the addition of equipment donated by IRCVAS and the purchase of equipment=when the County assumed the Sebastian EMS operation, the County now has ten monitors, ten defibrillators, nine chargers, seven external pacemakers, and one LifePak 10 with Pacer. A total of $11,500 was budgeted in FY 90-91 to fund the Technical Services Agreement with Physio -Control. It should be noted that a $192.00 discount is available if a purchase order is received by Physio -Control by November 8, 1990, making the discounted price of the contract $9,960.00. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: !Physio -Control is the manufacturer of the LifePak series of cardiac monitors and defibrillators. The sales and service -force from Physio -Control are direct manufacturer representatives. Physio - Control Technical Services is the only company authorized repair ,function in the State of Florida and is the single or sole source 'for parts, repairs and/or maintenance on this equipment. k iThis critical patient care equipment is very technical in nature ,and ALS must insure that it is properly maintained and serviced by factory trained personnel to reduce liability risk. It suffices to say that any malfunction of the LifePak during life saving l -techniques would jeopardize the assets=of the County if litigation should occur. PP'RECOMMENDATION: I Staff recommends approval of the Biomedical Equipment Services Agreement with Physio -Control in the amount of $10,152.00 or $9,960.00 if a purchase order is received by the vendor by November 8, 1990. Staff also requests the Board authorize the Chairman to execute the Agreement on the basis of a single/sole source vendor. i MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, that the Board approve the Biomedical Equipment Services Agreement with Physio - Control, as recommended by staff. Under discussion, Commissioner Scurlock noted that there has been something in the newspapers about some malfunctioning of some type of defibrillators nationwide. He suggested that 1) if we do have that product, we should make sure it is serviced