EMS Air Medical Program

Description

The Board of County Commissioners of Escambia County (County) is seeking proposals from interested and qualified firms with the ability to provide air medical services to include critical care medical services in the prehospital setting, within the interfacility setting, and the ability to bring two critical care level providers to the patient side. These services will include 911 scene and hospital to hospital interfacility. These critical care services should allow for more acute care with expanded medical scope of practice, advanced medical technology, and expedited transport opportunities. The opportunity for expedited transport should allow for reduced out of hospital time and reduce morbidity and mortality of critically ill or injured patients. These services should include the ability to provide advanced specialized mechanical ventilation, blood product administration, advanced pharmacology, advanced airway management with the ability to perform rapid sequence intubation (RSI).This Request for Proposal (RFP) is being released to invite interested and qualified firms to prepare and submit proposals in accordance with instructions provided where a successful candidate will be selected and invited to enter into a contractual relationship with Escambia County for the services outlined in this RFP (Agreement).  In this RFP, the terms Proposer, Vendor, Contractor, Respondent, and Provider are used interchangeably unless the context indicates otherwise.