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C. 46

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 12, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order with First Watch Solutions

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/12/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Patricia Frost, 646-6490
cc:	T Scott J Pigg Pat Frost

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 12, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director, a purchase order with First Watch Solutions, in the amount of $125,050 for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System compliance monitoring, for the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funded 100% by Measure H funds.

BACKGROUND:

First Watch Solutions has been the sole source service provider for EMS System compliance monitoring and contract management for all providers providing Emergency Ambulance Services within the county since 2005. CCCEMS currently has FirstWatch interfaces into CAD, ProQA and ePCR data systems from Contra Costa County Fire, San Ramon Valley Fire and City of Richmond Fire, as well as American Medical Response (AMR).

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

As part of the Alliance Agreement effective January 1, 2016; the County’s EMS Department is obligated to provide an upgrade to the current First Watch Solutions platform with a new compliance module (First PASS) to support the expanded contract monitoring associated with clinical care, patient safety and to support future prehospital health information integration with Emergency Department personnel to improve patient outcomes and to meet new California State EMS Authority EMS system performance and data requirements.
EMS received approval from County Counsel on December 24, 2015 to continue First Watch Services through December 31, 2016 and will work with the vendor over that period to replace the existing Purchase Order with a services contract. The current Purchase Order for this vendor's services expired on December 31, 2015.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

There will be an interruption in the EMS Agency's ability to conduct compliance monitoring and contract management required by the Alliance Contract agreement. Re-establishing the services would cause disruption to the EMS System affecting all stakeholders, and could cause certain Statue funds to become unavailable to the County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.