Countywide Emergency Ambulance Services for Exclusive Operation Area (EOA)

Description

In 1996, the County of Solano authorized the creation of the Solano Emergency Medical Services Cooperative (SEMSC), a joint powers authority (JPA) whose membership includes the County and various cities and fire protection districts within the County, for the administration of Emergency Medical services (EMS). For this Request for Proposal (RFP), references to Solano County, as a legal entity, will be noted as “County,” whereas geographical references will be indicated as “county.”The SEMSC, as the designated Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA) for the County, through the Solano County General Services Department, invites proposals from qualified organizations to bid on the emergency ambulance service for an exclusive operating area (EOA), as defined more fully below. SEMSC is authorized to plan and implement such an EOA, as provided for under California Health and Safety Code (H&SC), Section 1797.224. The EOA represents all incorporated and unincorporated areas of Solano County (County), except the City of Vacaville, as detailed in this Request for Proposals (RFP). The resulting contract will be awarded to one (1) provider to service the entire EOA. That provider may subcontract as warranted to deliver optimal service to residents and visitors.The county has a population of 449,551 and is strategically located between San Francisco and Sacramento. As one of California’s original 27 counties, it is rich in history and offers many resources to the public and the business community. In addition to the unincorporated area, the county serves seven cities: Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, and Vallejo, and is comprised of 909 total square miles, including 675 square miles of rural and farmlands, 150 square miles of urban land area, including cities and unincorporated areas, and 84 square miles