S30-E25528 – Approve payment of an emergency purchase order issued to The Methodist Hospital dba Houston Methodist in the total amount of $38,919.98 for human cadaver based simulation training for the Houston Fire Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Interim Chief of the Houston Fire Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve payment for the emergency purchase order to The Methodist Hospital dba Houston Methodist in the total amount of $38,919.98 for human cadaver based simulation training. and that authorization be given to issue an automated (SAP) purchase order. This amount covers payment of all classes for April, May and June of 2016.
Previously, an EPO in the amount of $86,186.67 was approved on Council Motion 2016-0265, dated May 25, 2016, to train EMS paramedics, during the period of November 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016 for emergencies that compromise/obstruct a citizen's airway, the ability to breathe in oxygen and sustain life, by staging human cadavers in real life scenarios. The lab training encompasses a variety of advanced emergency airway techniques, including intubation, supraglottic airway, video laryngoscopy, bougie tube use and chest needle decompression. The use of human cadaver based simulation most closely approximates the actual working conditions that EMS paramedics encounter on a daily basis. The City is currently negotiating with The Methodist Hospital d/b/a Houston Methodist to formulate a formal contract.
This recommendation is made pursuant to Chapter 252, Section 252.022 (a) (2) “a procurement necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety of the municipality’s residents” of the Texas Local Government Code for exempted procurements.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City's Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Emergency Purchase Order for this purchase.
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John J. Gillespie, Chief Procurement Officer Department Approval Authority Signature
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division