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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO :
FROM :
Glenn Marcos, Director
Department of Purchasing
Chief William W. Wryson, Director
Department of Fire -Rescue
DATE :
SUBJECT:
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
January 17, 2006 FILE : FM-002.doc
Request for Sole Source Finding:
Maintenance & Repair Services of
Ambulance Cots; Fire -Rescue
This memorandum serves to request that you approve a finding that Medco Equipment Repair,
Inc., d/b/a EMSAR of South Florida ("EMSAR") located at 13047 S.W. 133`d Court, Miami, FL
33188, is the sole source provider in this area for maintenance and repair of Ferno emergency
ambulance cots.
Since at least 2000, the Department of Fire -Rescue has been using equipment supplied by Ferno.
The maintenance of this medical Ferno equipment is "essential" as it is a vital emergency
medical instrument used by the Fire -Rescue emergency response personnel in providing
competent patient care and must be maintained at all times and in proper working condition.
Furthermore, a sole source finding was rendered by the Chief Procurement Officer and approved
by the City Commission pursuant to Resolution Nos. 00-207 and 03-299 to maintain said
equipment.
It is therefore respectfully requested that you approve a sole source finding for Medco Equipment
Repair, Inc. d/b/a EMSAR of South Florida for the maintenance and repair of Ferno emergency
ambulance cots. Please indicate your approval below.
APPROVED:
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FM.002.doc