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Award Agreement to Wittman Enterprises, LLC for Ambulance and Paramedic <br />Billing & Collection Services <br />December 17, 2019 <br />Page 3 <br />A committee composed of four (4) City FMSA Staff members reviewed and evaluated all five (5) <br />bids received. The Proposal Grading Panel members reviewed and ranked each proposal <br />separately based on the evaluation and rating scale established in the RFP. The following <br />evaluation criterion, with a maximum 100 point scale, was utilized by the Proposal Grading Panel <br />to rate each proposal: <br />Evaluation & Rating Scale <br />Understanding Scope of Services <br />Method of Approach <br />Relevant Project Experience <br />Financial Stability <br />Compliance with RFP Requirements <br />References <br />Reasonableness of Cost <br />Points <br />20 <br />20 <br />20 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br />100 Maximum Points <br />The listed evaluation and rating scale requirements were assigned a pointscale based on the item's <br />relative importance. The final score was derived by averaging the individual staffs' rating for each <br />category and then reaching a cumulative score. Using this methodology, the highest average <br />cumulative score would reflect the best proposal. <br />RFP No. 19-083: Ambulance/Paramedic Billing and Collection Services <br />Rank <br />Firm <br />Average Score <br />1 <br />Wittman Enterprises, LLC <br />97.67 <br />2 <br />R1 EMS <br />94.00 <br />3 <br />LifeQuest Services <br />88.33 <br />4 <br />Digitech <br />86.00 <br />5 <br />Change Healthcare <br />82.00 <br />The RFP submittal by Wittman met all the evaluation and rating criteria required in RFP No. 19- <br />083. Moreover, based on the highest points total in the table above, Wittman was the proposer with <br />the highest rating. <br />Wittman - Billina. Collection. and Paramedic Subscription Proaram Services <br />Staff recommends the selection of Wittman due to its extensive experience and its specialty with <br />invoicing, categorizing, recording, monitoring, supervising, and managing of ambulance billing and <br />EMS cost recovery systems and services. Since 1991, Wittman has had EMS billing experience <br />with the City's neighboring communities and provides services to more than 100 public departments <br />in California from their Sacramento -area headquarters location. <br />Furthermore, because of this RFP, Wittman has proposed a reduction in their cost -recovery fee. <br />Specifically, Wittman's fees are contingent upon successful billing and collection of EMS services <br />provided through the City's contracts with the OCFA and CARE. Wittman's current fee rate is 6.3% <br />25B-3 <br />