TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Jennifer Ivancie, Staff Services Analyst I
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 220120B with American Medical Response West, dba as American Medical Response
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 220120B with American Medical Response West, dba American Medical Response, extending the agreement for the term January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2031 to provide exclusive emergency and non-emergency advanced life support ambulance transport services in Napa County. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
On September 10, 2019, Napa County entered into Agreement No. 200166B with EndPoint EMS Consulting, LLC, to conduct a comprehensive Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System Assessment, draft a Request for Proposals (RFP), and oversee the County's selection of an exclusive ambulance provider, in accordance with Health and Safety Code ?1797.224.
Following approval by the Board, Napa County EMS released the system assessment in December 2019. In March 2021, after securing approval from both the Board and the California EMS Authority (EMSA), Napa County released the RFP.
In June 2021, after a thorough review of proposals and a unanimous recommendation from an independent panel of subject matter experts, Napa County issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to negotiate with American Medical Response West dba as American Medical Response (AMR) for exclusive ambulance services. Negotiations concluded on August 11, 2021, with mutually agreed-upon terms between Napa County and AMR. On September 14, 2021, the BOS unanimously voted to approve Napa County Agreement #220120B. The resulting contract commenced on December 31, 2021, with an initial term expiring December 31, 2026.
Section 1.4 of Napa County Agreement #220120B provides:
"The EMS Agency may offer to extend this Agreement for a second 5-year term, which shall end at 23:59:58 Pac...
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