HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Request for Sole SourceCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:
Kenneth Robertson, Director
Purchasing Department
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Maurice Kemp, Chief
FROM : Department of Fire -Rescue
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June 27th, 2013
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Request for Sole Source Finding:
Pediatric Resuscitation System
This -memorandum serves to request that you approve a finding that Pediatric Emergency
Standards, Inc., located at 1440 Lantana Court, Weston, FL, 33326, is the sole source provider for
Pediatric Resuscitation System.
Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc., is the Sole Source provider of the Handtevy Pediatric Box.
This item is a comprehensive Pediatric Resuscitation System created for use by EMS Providers
and will be customized for the City of Miami, Department of Fire -Rescue.
The Handtevy Pediatric Box addresses the following components of pre -hospital care for children:
The Handtevy system empowers the paramedic with the knowledge necessary to provide the life
saving dose of 8 critical drugs on scene and in rapid fashion. The system is age and length based
and consists of an educational component that instructs EMS personnel how to rapidly and
accurately determine a child's weight and 8 critical drug doses simply by knowing the child's age.
This allows the provider to confidently and easily determine the ideal body weight as well as the
most critical first line medications before even arriving on scene. Confidence will soar and the
paramedic can then focus his or her attention on rapid patient assessment and treatment.
Each pediatric box will contain a customized medication book, with each page representing a
colored zone on the length/age based tape created by Dr. Antevy. This measuring apparatus has
the same number of zones and are colored the same as Broselow's tape. The customized
medication book has not only the milligram dose for each drug but also lists the millileter dose
(highligted in blue). This completely eliminates the need for medication calculations in the pre -
hospital setting. At a time where error prevention, patient safety and improved outcomes are of
utmost importance, customization of pediatric resuscitation will prove to be the new normal.
Additionally this system will better equipment organization that will result in fewer errors and pays
specific attention to drug issues and shortages.
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The Department of Fire -Rescue has received one (1) written quote from Pediatric Emergency
Standards, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $36,850.00, for the Handtevy Pediatric Box for EMS.
It is therefore requested at this time, that the Chief Procurement Officer deem this acquisition as a
sole source finding and recommend the acquisition purchase. Funds for this purchase will be
allocated from P - #18-104014 -T - 03 — A - 1766 - E — Equipment — 0 —184010.
APPROVED:
Kenneth Robertson,Purchasing Director Da
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