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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM PURCHASING & INTERNAL SERVICES MEMORANDUM #11-37 November 15, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Ron Neufeld, Financial Management Director Deborah M. Perry, Purchasing Supervisol�-P SUBJECT: Defibrillator Bids SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends awarding contract to Physio-Control, Inc. for three (3) Lifepak 1000 defibrillators. BACKGROUND: The defibrillators will be used by the Fire Department. They will replace existing units that are currently in use. One of the existing units is thirteen years old and the other two defibrillators are 6.5 years old. The low bid submitted by Vital Education does not meet City of Decatur specifications in several areas. The screen size is important when using a defibrillator in the field. The screen on the Phillips unit is 2.5 times smaller than requested. The smaller screen will be challenging to read. The battery life indicator on the Phillips unit is not what the Fire Department requested. The Phillips unit does not show the battery capacity when the unit is turned off, nor does it alert the operator to a low battery condition. The Phillips unit uses 150 Joule setting. The Fire Department specified a 200, 300, and 360 Joule shocking sequence. This is a difference in biphasic technology that exists in the industry. The bid of Physio-Control for the Lifepak 1000 meets City of Decatur specifications. In addition, the Fire Department currently has other Lifepak 1000 units, so all personnel would be able to use the defibrillator on any rig with equal proficiency. The defibrillator pads on the units will be interchangeable and the units will be serviced at the same time by the same tech representative under one service contract. Funding for the defibrillators will be through the Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) Program. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: None