Title
Paramedic Textbooks and Dictionaries - Requirements Contract - IFB 18-088 (Ordinance S-44867)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contracts with Complete Book and Media Supply, Inc. and Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC to provide Paramedic Textbooks and Medical Dictionaries for the City of Phoenix Fire Department. The aggregate contract value will not exceed $358,963. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
These contracts are used to purchase a wide variety of paramedic textbooks for the Fire Department used to train firefighters to become Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) certified. The Fire Department training is needed for immediate emergency response to medical situations.
Procurement Information
An Invitation for Bid, IFB 18-088 Paramedic Textbooks and Dictionaries was conducted in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10. Four offers were received by the Procurement Division on March 29, 2018. Offers were evaluated and the following are the lowest-priced offers received.
Complete Book and Media Supply, Inc.: $25,524.40
Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC: $46,268.20
The Deputy Finance Director recommends that the offers from Complete Book and Media Supply, Inc. and Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, be accepted as the lowest-priced, responsive and responsible offeror.
Contract Term
The five-year contract term will begin on or about July 9, 2018.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value will not exceed $358,963. Funds are available in Fire Department's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Fire Department.