The vendor required to provide ambulance services for include:
- Operations staffing
• Describe process for ensuring sufficient field staff for
o Five (5) 24/7 advanced life support (ALS) ambulances (currently using a 48/96 schedule)
o Two (2) 12/7 ALS ambulances
o One (1) 10/7 basic life support (BLS) ambulance maintaining staffing levels through scheduling for vacations, sick calls, etc.
• Suggest different schedules if they are advantageous for improved coverage and response times for the county's residents and visitors
• Process for activating surge staffing for IFTs, standby events, first responder trainings, and MCIs
• Plan for ensuring sufficient supervisors to cover 24/7 within the county and available to respond to calls
• Provide an operations manager dedicated to county operations
- Clinical and training
• Provide a clinical and training manager dedicated to county operations
• Establish a contracted medical director to oversee field crew continuous quality improvement (CQI) and education
• Manage county CQI program
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) by person and as a system
• Provide on-going training to field crews and first responders to improve KPIs
- Administrative
• Provide sufficient overhead leadership to support the managers assigned to county
• Complete patient care reports (PCRS) following EMS policy #620.00
• Complete billing information with sufficient information within 24 hours of call
• Conduct semi-annual system call analysis to recommend optimal unit deployment plan e. employee mental wellness and resiliency
• Manage supply, medication, and equipment ordering, prepare work orders, coordinate vehicle needs with fleet services, support equipment maintenance, submit capital purchases to county for approval
• Provide reports to the county to track performance and contract adherence in a format approved by the county
- Dispatch
• Utilize county sheriff communications center for 9-1-1 ambulance requests
• Provide dispatch services for interfacility transports (IFT) ambulance requests (e.g., internally, sheriff communications)
- Potential future services
• Provide staffing for safety cars for behavioral health transfers.
• Still, it reserves the right to negotiate with the contractor for these services in the future.
- County-provided services (at no cost to contractor)
• Ambulances
• Emergency medical services (EMS) equipment
• Disposable medical supplies
• Ambulance stations
• 911 dispatch
• Office space and equipment for the contractor's staff
• Information technology
• Automobile and property insurance
• Billing services
• Communication equipment, including vehicle radios and pagers.
- Contract Period/Term: 5 years
- Pre-Bidders Conference (Non-Mandatory) Date: January 5, 2026
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 9, 2026
