Title
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Pharmaceutical Cache Contract (Ordinance S-51994) - District 8
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Maricopa County Special Health Care District dba Valleywise Health, to purchase, maintain, supply, and store medical supplies and pharmaceuticals that allow Phoenix to be nationally deployable through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract will not exceed $175,982.
Report
Summary
FEMA was established in 1991 to respond to national disasters. In 1992, FEMA selected the Phoenix Fire Department to participate as one of the seven initial task force response teams by establishing Arizona Task Force One (AZ-TF1). The City of Phoenix Fire Department is the sponsoring agency for AZ-TF1, one of 28 FEMA National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Response System task forces. AZ-TF1 has rapidly deployed skilled personnel and state-of-the-art equipment to sites of natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and building collapses such as Oklahoma City, 9/11, Hurricanes Rita, Katrina, Ike and Gustav. In addition to search and rescue, task force members provide immediate medical treatment to survivors, Hazardous Materials (HazMat) monitoring, and stabilization capabilities. Each US&R task force is deployable 24 hours a day/seven days per week, and is required to maintain a condition of continued preparedness and operational readiness, which includes a pharmaceutical cache.
Contract Term
The agreement will be for five years from the date executed.
Financial Impact
The aggregate five-year cost shall not exceed $175,982. Funds for this service are included in the Fire Department's operating budget.
Location
Maricopa County Special Health Care District dba Valleywise Health is located at 2601 E. Roosevelt Street, in Council District 8; however, the pharmaceutical cache could be deployed citywide or nationally.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Fire Department.