Discussion and possible directions to staff on any and all matters regarding the purchase of seven (7) new cardiac monitors. (Angel Ramirez, Fire Chief) 

The San Luis Fire Department currently uses the Philips HeartStart MRx M3535A cardiac monitor acquired in July 2012 for all cardiac-related calls and patient monitoring.  While the current MRx model has proven to be a reliable and overall good piece of equipment, the company itself has endured several issues with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  In 2017, the FDA issued a Class I recall on all Philips MRx including the M3535A model with a second Class II recall following in 2018.  Even though our equipment has not failed at any point of ownership, it has become difficult to replace batteries due to a nationwide shortage and backorders with no real-time of product availability.  Earlier this year, Philips announced that all MRX M3535A models will no longer be serviceable after December 31, 2022.  The San Luis Fire Department in an effort to be proactive has reached out to two (2)  of the nation’s most reputable cardiac monitoring companies, ZOLL and Medtronic.  Through several presentations and field trials, we have collectively decided on the ZOLL Series X Model.  The ZOLL X model offers state of the art patient monitoring, compact size and reliability for our users and will be a great tool for our paramedics out on the field serving our community.
 
The City of Tucson obtained a contract through competitive bidding for the same equipment. SLFD is using that contract price of $294,000.00 and Contract Number 171769. The city may make purchases without a formal bidding process whenever other governmental units have done so for the same items as authorized by the San Luis City Code-Purchasing Section 36.09.