Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on approving the purchase of thirty-two (32) Hamilton T-1 EMS Transport Ventilators with Adaptive Support Ventilation in the amount of $619,242.32, exempting Hamilton Medical, Inc. from the competitive bidding requirements established by Section 262.024(a)(7) of the Texas Local Government Code, Discretionary Exemptions, as the sole provider for the Hamilton T-1 EMS Transport Ventilators with Adaptive Support Ventilation and supplies and authorizing the execution of the Purchase Agreement.

The sole source request was posted in Bonfire for fourteen (14) days with no competitive responses received. If approved, the requested Sole Source designation will be applicable for a period of thirty-six (36) months. The Hamilton T-1 is an EMS transport ventilator with various functionality along with Wi-Fi capabilities which will allow ventilator patient data to be pushed to the cloud and pulled into electronic medical record for accurate patient care documentation and is conducive to EMS operations. The approved funding is in the amount of $619,242.32. Funding source is 445P EMS-RFLS (Respirators for Life Saving), 445A, task 6, equipment. Point of Contact is John Gonzales.