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Public Safety - Consent |
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| | | | | | | | | DATE: | May 21, 2019
| | DEPARTMENT: | Public Safety
| | REQUESTER: | Benjamin Abes
| | TITLE: | Extend Annual Contract for Ground Medical Transport Billing Services |
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| | | | | | | | | I. | MOTION REQUESTED | | | A) Approve extension of the annual contract under Request for Proposal No. RFP140350, Ground Medical Transport Billing Services, with Change Healthcare Technology Enabled Services, LLC, for billing services related to ground medical transport on an as needed basis, for an additional six-month period, through March 27, 2020, as approved in the department’s annual adopted budget.
B) Grant the County Manager or designee the authority to sign the extension documents on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.
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| | | | | | | | | II. | ITEM SUMMARY | | | Approves extension of the annual contract for ground medical transport billing services with Change Healthcare Technology Enabled Services, LLC. The extension is for an additional six-month period through March 27, 2020. Board approval provides for the continuation of these services uninterrupted until the formal solicitation process is completed. Total expenditures for these services during Fiscal Year 2017-2018 were approximately $753,827.80. |
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| | | | | | | | | III. | BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION |
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| | | | | | | | | | A) | Board Action and Other History | | | | On August 19, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners awarded Request for Proposal No. RFP140350, Ground Medical Transport Billing Services, to PST Services, Inc., which then changed its name to PST Services, LLC on February 19, 2018, and then changed names on March 18, 2018, to Change Healthcare Technology Enabled Services, LLC.
The original term of the contract was for three years with an option to renew for two additional one year periods. Having exhausted all the renewal options, the contract will expire on September 27, 2019. Board approval provides for the continuation of these services uninterrupted until the formal solicitation process is completed.
Total expenditures for these services during Fiscal Year 2017-2018, were $753,827.80.
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| See comments below. | | | B) | Is this item approved in the current budget? | Yes | | | C) | Is this a revenue or expense item? | Expense | | | D) | Is this Discretionary or Mandatory? | Discretionary | | | E) | Will this item impact future budgets?
If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.
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Account Strings: | | | G) | Fund Type? | Enterprise | | | H) | Comments:
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| REVIEWERS: | | Department | Reviewer | Action | Date | | Public Safety | Turner, Nicole | Approved | 4/24/2019 - 8:12 AM | | Public Safety | Abes, Benajamin | Approved | 4/24/2019 - 3:13 PM | | Budget Services | Henkel, Anne | Approved | 4/24/2019 - 4:11 PM | | Budget Services | Winton, Peter | Approved | 4/25/2019 - 8:07 AM | | County Attorney | Lira, Louis C. | Approved | 4/25/2019 - 8:36 AM | | County Manager | Brady, Christine | Approved | 4/29/2019 - 4:46 PM |
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