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A resolution approving a sole source contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and ZOLL Medical Corporation to provide Cardiac Monitors, AEDs, Accessories, and preventative maintenance & repairs, ZOLL Specific Software including ZOLL Cloud Services.
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WHEREAS, Section 4.12.060 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws authorizes the Metropolitan Purchasing Agent to enter into sole source contracts when the Purchasing Agent determines in writing according to standards adopted by the Procurement Standards Board that there is only one source for the supply or services required; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent determined that the services to be provided by ZOLL Medical Corporation meet the requirements for the use of a sole source contract; and,
WHEREAS, Section 4.12.060 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws calls for Council approval by resolution of sole source contracts “with a total contract amount in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00).”
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Contract between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and ZOLL Medical Corporation, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2: That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution approves a sole source contract between the Metropolitan Government and ZOLL Medical Corporation to provide cardiac monitors, AEDs, accessories, preventative maintenance and repairs, and software and cloud services.
Sole source contracts may be awarded under the Metro procurement code when it is determined that there is only one source for the supply or services rendered. Section 4.12.060 of the Metro Code requires all sole source contracts having a total value in excess of $250,000 to be approved by the Council by a resolution receiving 21 affirmative votes. The contract under consideration has an estimated value in excess of $250,000 and therefore requires Council approval.
The estimated value of this contract is $2,500,000. The contract term begins upon approval of all required parties and filing in the Metropolitan Clerk’s Office and extends for 60 months.
According to the sole source review form, ZOLL products are currently in use across the Nashville Fire Department and replacing them with an alternative would be cost-prohibitive and create a substantial administrative burden that would impede with the department’s function. Sole source regulations also approve sole sourcing for brand name medical and scientific equipment and for the maintenance of high technology equipment and systems.
Fiscal Note: The estimated value of this sole source contract number 6563350 with ZOLL Medical Corporation for the cardiac monitors, AEDs, accessories, and preventive maintenance and repairs, ZOLL specific software including ZOLL Cloud Services is $2,500,000 to be paid from Fund 30003, Business Unit 32214600. However, actual expenses may be paid from various department’s fund and business unit numbers when purchase orders are issued.