Title
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a three-year professional service contract with 1st Response Family Clinic for NFPA 1582 Firefighter physicals for FY2025 - FY2027 in an amount not to exceed $434,000.00 (Fire Chief)
Background:
Approval of this item will authorize the use of 1st Response Family Clinic for annual medical NFPA 1582 physicals for existing firefighters and new hires. The Fire Department has utilized Kelsey-Seybold for firefighter physical examinations since 2017. However, effective April 2025, Kelsey-Seybold will cease providing in-house occupational physicals. This development is a significant factor in the Fire Department's decision not to extend our contract with Kelsey-Seybold. In, contrast, 1st Response Family Clinic offers cancer screenings for firefighters who meet the age criteria established by NFPA, a service that our current provider does not offer. Firefighters face a heightened risk of developing and succumbing to cancer compared to the general population. Therefore, early detection is crucial in mitigating cancer-related fatalities among firefighters.
Additionally, 1st Response Family Clinic conducts onsite physical examinations and has expressed a willingness to accommodate the schedules of our volunteer firefighters.
The program expenses will be as follows for the following fiscal years:
FY2025: $141,500.00
FY2026: $141,500.00
FY2027: $151,000.00
Attachments:
1. Proposed Resolution
2. Exhibit A - Professional Services Agreement
3. Vendor Report Card
CONTRACT ORIGINATION: Fire Department
FUNDING
{ X } Funds in the amount of $141,500.00 are available from Fire Department Contractual Services Account #2850000-53490 for FY2025
STRATEGIC PLANNING
{ X } Addresses Strategic Planning Critical Success Factor # 3 Safe and Desirable Community