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A Resolution accepting the recommendation to authorize the purchase of equipment for the Fire Department from Gaumard Scientific Company, Inc. as a “Sole Source Procurement,” pursuant to Section 2-689 of the City’s Procurement Code.
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The Fire Department is interested in purchasing a new medical training patient simulator “Trauma HAL Trauma and Emergency Patient Simulator Package (2020).” The Trauma HAL is a wireless and tetherless full-body trauma patient simulator featuring bleeding, pressure-sensitive wounds and trauma limbs, laryngospasms, spontaneous chest rise, bilateral intravenous training arms, and many more capabilities. The completely tetherless design and ruggedized joints make this simulator perfect for point of injury, care under fire, emergency field care, extraction, patient transport, mass casualty, decontamination, and more. The simulator is designed to train Fire Department Paramedics. The cost for the purchase of this equipment totals $28,475.
Gaumard Scientific Company, Inc is the sole source authorized distributor and full line equipment sales and service for the Trauma Hal mannequin.
Under Section 2-689 of the Procurement Code, entitled “Sole Source Procurement,” an award may be made without competitive bids when there is only one source available to fulfill the needs of the City.