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File #: 8732   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 9/1/2023 Department: Purchasing
On agenda: 9/12/2023 Final action: 9/12/2023
Subject: Nursing, Therapy, and Clinical Staffing Contracts
Attachments: 1. ATT-PUR-091223-Attachment A_Nursing and Allied Positions Temporary Help Services - Vendor List, 2. ATT-PUR-091223-Attachment B - Nursing and Allied Positions Temporary Help Services, 3. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Cell Staff LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 4. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Certified Nursing Registry Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 5. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Cross Country Staffing Inc dba Cross Country Healthcare Services - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 6. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Diskriter Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 7. R1-CON-PUR-091223-EGA Associates LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 8. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Eight Eleven Group LLC dba Medasource - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 9. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Elite Nursing Services, Inc., 10. R1-CON-PUR-091223-FirstLocums Inc dba DirectShifts - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 11. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Health Advocates Network Inc dba Staff Today - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 12. R1-CON-PUR-091223-HealthCare Pros Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 13. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Healthcare Staffing Professionals Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 14. R1-CON-PUR-091223-HonestLove Global Professional Staffing Limited - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 15. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Inyon Solutions Global - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 16. R1-CON-PUR-091223-JM Staffing dba JM Medi-Stat - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 17. R1-CON-PUR-091223-KPG Healthcare LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 18. R1-CON-PUR-091223-LanceSoft Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 19. R1-CON-PUR-091223-LocumTenens.com LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 20. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Master Staffing Inc, 21. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 22. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Medely Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 23. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Medical Referral Network International dba ESP Personnel - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 24. R1-CON-PUR-091223-MediPro Medical Staffing LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 25. R1-CON-PUR-091223-NuWest Healthcare - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 26. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Pacific Oasis Systems Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 27. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Pioneer Healthcare Services - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 28. R1-CON-PUR-091223-ProLink Healthcare LLC- CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 29. R1-CON-PUR-091223-RCM Technologies (USA) Inc - Nursing and Allied Positions, 30. R1-CON-PUR-091223-ReadyTech-Go Inc dba RTG Medical - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 31. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Registry Network Inc - Nursing and Allied Positions, 32. R1-CON-PUR-091223-RehabAbilities - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 33. R1-CON-PUR-091223-SHC Services Inc dba Supplemental Health Care - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 34. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Simply The Best Healthcare Staffing Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 35. R1-CON-PUR-091223-TotalMed Staffing Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 36. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Triage LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 37. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Tryfacta Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 38. R1-CON-PUR-091223-VitaWerks Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 39. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Westways Staffing Services Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 40. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Worldwide Travel Staffing Limited - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 41. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Wynden Stark LLC dba GQR Global Markets - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 42. R1-CON-PUR-091223-24-Hour Medical Staffing Services LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 43. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Accountable Healthcare Staffing Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 44. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Aequor Healthcare Services LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 45. R1-CON-PUR-091223-American Healthcare Staffing Association - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 46. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Arise Carestaff - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 47. R1-CON-PUR-091223-ATC Healthcare Services LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 48. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Aya Healthcare Inc - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 49. R1-CON-PUR-091223-Bayinfotech LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 50. R1-CON-PUR-091223-BuzzClan LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 51. R1-CON-PUR-091223-CareerStaff Unlimited LLC - CON - Nursing and Allied Positions, 52. Item #55 Executed BAI, 53. 23-952 Executed Contract, 54. 23-953 Executed Contract, 55. 23-954 Executed Contract, 56. 23-955 Executed Contract, 57. 23-956 Executed Contract, 58. 23-957 Executed Contract, 59. 23-958 Executed Contract, 60. 23-959 Executed Contract, 61. 23-960 Executed Contract, 62. 23-961 Executed Contract, 63. 23-962 Executed Contract, 64. 23-963 Executed Contract, 65. 23-964 Executed Contract, 66. 23-965 Executed Contract, 67. 23-966 Executed Contract, 68. 23-967 Executed Contract, 69. 23-968 Executed Contract, 70. 23-969 Executed Contract, 71. 23-970 Executed Contract, 72. 23-971 Executed Contract, 73. 23-972 Executed Contract, 74. 23-973 Executed Contract, 75. 23-974 Executed Contract, 76. 23-975 Executed Contract, 77. 23-976 Executed Contract, 78. 23-977 Executed Contract, 79. 23-978 Executed Contract, 80. 23-979 Executed Contract, 81. 23-980 Executed Contract, 82. 23-981 Executed Contract, 83. 23-982 Executed Contract, 84. 23-983 Executed Contract, 85. 23-984 Executed Contract, 86. 23-985 Executed Contract, 87. 23-986 Executed Contract, 88. 23-987 Executed Contract, 89. 23-988 Executed Contract, 90. 23-989 Executed Contract, 91. 23-990 Executed Contract, 92. 23-991 Executed Contract, 93. 23-992 Executed Contract, 94. 23-993 Executed Contract, 95. 23-994 Executed Contract, 96. 23-995 Executed Contract, 97. 23-996 Executed Contract, 98. 23-997 Executed Contract, 99. 23-998 Executed Contract, 100. 23-999 Executed Contract, 101. 23-1000 Executed Contract

REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

AND RECORD OF ACTION

 

                                          September 12, 2023

 

FROM

PETE MENDOZA, Interim Director, Purchasing Department 

         

SUBJECT                      

Title                     

Nursing, Therapy, and Clinical Staffing Contracts

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RECOMMENDATION(S)

Recommendation

1.                     Approve contracts with the following 49 vendors for Nurse Registry, Travel Nursing, and Allied health personnel for County departments, at fixed rates as listed in Attachment B, for the period of October 1, 2023 through October 1, 2028.

a.                     24-Hour Medical Staffing Services, LLC

b.                     Accountable Healthcare Staffing, Inc.

c.                     Aequor Healthcare Services, LLC

d.                     American Healthcare Staffing Association

e.                     Arise Carestaff

f.                     ATC Healthcare Services, LLC

g.                     Aya Healthcare, Inc.

h.                     Bayinfotech, LLC

i.                     BuzzClan, LLC

j.                     CareerStaff Unlimited, LLC

k.                     Cell Staff, LLC

l.                     Certified Nursing Registry, Inc.

m.                     Cross Country Staffing, Inc. dba Cross Country Healthcare Services

n.                     Diskriter, Inc.

o.                     EGA Associates, LLC

p.                     Eight Eleven Group, LLC dba Medasource

q.                     Elite Nursing Services, Inc.

r.                     FirstLocums, Inc. dba DirectShifts

s.                     Health Advocates Network, Inc. dba Staff Today

t.                     HealthCare Pros, Inc.

u.                     Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc.

v.                     HonestLove Global Professional Staffing, Limited

w.                     Inyon Solutions

x.                     JM Staffing dba JM Medi-Stat

y.                     KPG Healthcare LLC

z.                     LanceSoft, Inc.

aa.                     LocumTenens.com, LLC

bb.                     Master Staffing, Inc.

cc.                     Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services, Inc.

dd.                     Medely, Inc.

ee.                     Medical Referral Network International dba ESP Personnel

ff.                     MediPro Medical Staffing, LLC

gg.                     NuWest Healthcare

hh.                     Pacific Oasis Systems, Inc.

ii.                     Pioneer Healthcare Services

jj.                     ProLink Healthcare, LLC

kk.                     RMC Technologies (USA), Inc.

ll.                     ReadyTech-Go, Inc. dba RTG Medical

mm.                     Registry Network, Inc.

nn.                     RehabAbilities

oo.                     SHC Services, Inc. dba Supplemental Health Care

pp.                     Simply The Best Healthcare Staffing, Inc.

qq.                     TotalMed Staffing, Inc.

rr.                     Triage, LLC

ss.                     Tryfacta, Inc.

tt.                     VitaWerks, Inc.

uu.                     Westways Staffing Services, Inc.

vv.                     Worldwide Travel Staffing, Limited

ww.                     Wynden Stark, LLC dba GQR Global Markets

2.                     Authorize the Purchasing Agent to add, replace and delete classifications, and adjust rates including minimum wage, contractual cost of living increases or rate adjustments reflective of competitiveness in the marketplace, to meet state mandates.

(Presenter:  Pete Mendoza, Interim Director, 387-2073)

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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES

Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Approval of this item may result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The County’s annual expenditure for contracted nursing services is estimated at $41,592,000. Departments that require these services are responsible for ensuring there is adequate funding in the respective approved budgets and future recommended budgets. The impact on each department budget and Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) fluctuates based on the need for services.

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The recommended contracts will allow multiple County departments to supplement staffing for daily operations. The County departments who will use the contracts include, but are not limited to, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC), the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator - Health Services Division (Sheriff), the Probation Department - Health Services Division (Probation), the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), and the Department of Public Health. Departments use contracted medical staff to cover vacancies and absences of regular staff, and in emergency situations to meet required staffing levels.

 

Contracted nursing services are vital to maintain nurse-to-patient ratios required by Assembly Bill 394 passed in 1999. Ratios in acute care hospitals and psychiatric hospitals reflect the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a Registered Nurse during one shift. In addition, some nursing units, such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Labor and Delivery Unit, require specialized training provided by the contractor(s).

 

PROCUREMENT

On March 29, 2023, Request for Proposal (RFP) No. AGENCY23-PURC-4933 for Nursing and Allied Positions Temporary Help Services was released through the County’s Electronic Procurement (ePro) network. Fifty-five proposals were received by the submittal deadline, and all were found to be responsive. An evaluation panel consisting of representatives from ARMC Nursing Administration, Probation, Sheriff, and DBH evaluated the proposals based on qualifications and experience, technical criteria such as training, quality control, and risk management. The evaluation committee recommends awarding contracts to the 49 vendors listed in Recommendation No. 1 to establish a service pool for departments.

 

Under the terms of the recommended contracts, the County reserves the right to terminate the contracts for convenience with 30 days’ advance written notice.

 

REVIEW BY OTHERS

This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Adam Ebright, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on August 9, 2023; Human Resources (Gina King, Deputy Director, 387-5560) on August 16, 2023; Finance (Ivan Ramirez, Administrative Analyst, 387-4020) on August 24, 2023; and County Finance and Administration (Paloma Hernandez-Barker, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on August 27, 2023.