The San Diego County Regional Fire Authority will be acquiring additional ZOLL Medical Corporation cardiac monitors and accessories.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors members are also the board members of the SDCRFA, and the county supervisors voted 5-0 May 21 to authorize the director of the county’s Department of Purchasing and Contracting to enter into negotiations with ZOLL Medical Corporation for the procurement of ZOLL equipment and to award a contract upon determination of a fair and reasonable price and successful negotiations. The contract would be for a one-year period with four additional option years and an extra six months if needed. The supervisors’ action also waived the competitive procurement requirement to allow for the sole-source contract.
During last June’s approval of the county’s 2018-19 budget the Board of Supervisors budgeted $193,000 for the equipment, accessories, and service. The funding is expected to cover $150,000 for equipment, $35,000 for accessories, and $8,000 for service. The specific number of cardiac monitors to be purchased will depend on the pricing ZOLL offers the county, but the fire authority is expected to acquire approximately five additional monitors along with accessories.
SDCRFA staff, along with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection staff, currently have 25 cardiac monitors and 43 ZOLL automated external defibrillators at stations throughout the county.
