PURCHASING OFFICE
1149 ELLSWORTH DR., SUITE 400
PASADENA. TEXAS 77506
713-475-5532
FAX 713-920-7938
SUBMIT TO:
CITY OF PASADENA
CITY SECRETARY’S OFFICE
1149 Ellsworth DR., SUITE 200
PASADENA, TX 77506
MAILING DATE
1/30/2026
Request for Proposal (RFP)
TITLE
NUMBER
Emergency Medical Services
26-002
PROPOSAL WRITER
Karen Wallace
PRE-PROPOSAL DATE, TIME AND LOCATION
N/A
CLOSING DATED & TIME
4:00pm CST
Monday 2/16/26
NAME OF PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR INDIVIDUAL
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
MAILING ADDRESS
CITY-STATE-ZIP
NO BID: If not submitting a proposal, state reason below and return one copy of this
form
PH:
EMAIL:
FX:
WEB ADDRESS:
TOTAL PROPOSAL AMOUNT:
Proposals are firm for Acceptance for 90 days
Yes
No
Other
Delivery: Calendar days after receipt of Purchase Order:
days (ARO)
Payment Terms:
% , net
I certify that this proposal is made without prior understanding, agreement, or connection with any corporation, firm, or person submitting a proposal for
the same materials, supplies, or equipment and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. I agree to abide by all conditions of this proposal
and certify that I am authorized to sign this proposal for the proposer. In submitting a proposal to the City of Pasadena the proposer offers and agrees
that if the proposal is accepted, the proposer will convey, sell, assign or transfer to the City of Pasadena all rights, titles and interest in and to all causes
to action it may now or hereafter acquire under the Anti-trust laws of the United States and the State of TX for price fixing relating to the particular
commodities or services purchased or acquired by the City of Pasadena. At the City’s discretion, such assignment shall be made and become effective at
the time the City tenders final payment to the proposer.
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
DATE
PRINTED NAME/TITLE
Addendum #1
Please initial by all that apply. I acknowledge receipt of the following addendum
Addendum #2
Addendum #3
Addendum #4
Please note the following:
• This page must be completed and returned with your proposal.
• Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked with proposal number & closing
date.
• Proposals received after the above closing date and time will not be accepted.
CITY OF PASADENA
PURCHASING OFFICE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RFP # 26-002
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSALS ...................................................................................................... 3
SPECIAL CONDITIONS...............................................................................................................................................8
SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS ...............................................................................................................................15
PROPOSAL QUESTIONS..........................................................................................................................................16
PROPOSER INFORMATION SHEET ........................................................................................................................18
PROPOSER'S STATEMENT REGARDING INSURANCE COVERAGE COMPLIANCE.........................................19
NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT..................................................................................................................................20
PROPOSER REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................21
PROPOSAL LABEL...................................................................................................................................................22
ATTACHMENT A ....................................................................................................................................................... 23
CITY OF PASADENA
PURCHASING OFFICE
RFP # 26-002
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSALS
These instructions are standard for all contracts for commodities or services issued through the City of Pasadena Purchasing
Department. General Requirements apply to all advertised proposals; however, these may be superseded, whole or in part, by
the SPECIAL CONDITIONS OR OTHER DATA CONTAINED HEREIN.
READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FULFILLING
ALL REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS. BE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THEM.
1. TERM CONTRACTS
The CITY of PASADENA acceptance of Proposer’s offer shall be limited to the terms herein unless expressly agreed in
writing by the CITY. If the contract is intended to cover a specific time period, the term will be given in the specifications.
2. ANTI-LOBBYING PROVISION
DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE PROPOSAL MAILING DATE AND THE CONTRACT AWARD, PROPOSERS,
INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES, SHALL NOT DIRECTLY DISCUSS OR PROMOTE THEIR
PROPOSAL WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE PASADENA CITY COUNCIL OR CITY STAFF EXCEPT IN THE COURSE OF
CITY-SPONSORED INQUIRIES, BRIEFINGS, INTERVIEWS, OR PRESENTATIONS, UNLESS REQUESTED BY THE
CITY.
THIS PROVISION IS NOT MEANT TO PRECLUDE PROPOSERS FROM DISCUSSING OTHER MATTERS WITH CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS OR CITY STAFF. THIS POLICY IS INTENDED TO CREATE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL
POTENTIAL PROPOSERS, ASSURE THAT CONTRACT DECISIONS ARE MADE IN PUBLIC, AND TO PROTECT THE
INTEGRITY OF THE PROPOSAL PROCESS. VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF THE
PROPOSER S PROPOSAL.
3. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
An outside consultant or contractor is prohibited from submitting a proposal for services on a CITY of PASADENA project
of which the consultant or contractor was a designer or other previous contributor, or was an affiliate, subsidiary, joint
venture or was in any other manner associated by ownership to any party that was a designer or other previous contributor.
If such a consultant or contractor submits a prohibited proposal, that proposal shall be disqualified on the basis of conflict
of interest, no matter when the conflict is discovered by CITY of PASADENA.
4. GOVERNING FORMS
In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of these requirements and the specifications, the specifications
shall govern. In the event of any conflict of interpretation of any part of this overall document, the City’s interpretation shall
govern.
5. GOVERNING LAW
This proposal solicitation is governed by the competitive bidding requirements of the CITY and Texas Local Government
Code §252, as amended. Proposers shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Proposer
is further advised that these requirements shall be fully governed by the laws of the State of Texas and that the CITY of
PASADENA may request and rely on advice, decisions and opinions of the Attorney General of Texas and the City Attorney
concerning any portion of these requirements.
6. APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE
Any agreement resulting from this RFP shall be construed according to the laws of the State of Texas. The City and vendors
agree that the venue for any legal action under this agreement shall be the Court of Harris County, Texas. In the event that
any action is brought under any agreement resulting from the RFP in Federal Court, the venue for such action shall be in
the Federal Judicial District of Harris County, Texas.
7. IMMIGRATION REFORM and CONTROL ACT (IRCA)
The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), also Simpson-Mazzoli Act (Pub.L. 99-603, 100 Stat. 3359, signed by
President Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986) is an Act of Congress which reformed United States immigration law. The
Act made it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit illegal immigrants (immigrants who do not possess lawful work authorization),
required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status, and granted amnesty to certain illegal immigrants who
entered the United States before January 1, 1982 and had resided there continuously. The Act also granted a path towards
legalization to certain agricultural seasonal workers and immigrants who had been continuously and illegally present in the
United States since January 1, 1982.
8. ADDENDA
When specifications are revised, the CITY of PASADENA Purchasing Department will issue an addendum addressing the
nature of the change. Proposers must sign and include it in the returned proposal package.
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9. SILENCE OF SPECIFICATIONS
The apparent silence of specifications as to any detail, or the apparent omission from it of a detailed description concerning
any point, shall be regarded as meaning that only the best commercial practice is to prevail and that only material and
workmanship of the finest quality are to be used. All interpretations of specifications shall be made on the basis of this
statement.
10. INSPECTIONS & TESTING
City of Pasadena reserves the right to inspect any item(s) or service location for compliance with specifications and
requirements and needs of the City. If a proposer cannot furnish a sample of a proposal item, where applicable, for review,
or fails to satisfactorily show an ability to perform, the CITY can reject the proposal as inadequate.
11. PROPOSAL FORM COMPLETION
Unless otherwise specified, Proposers must use the proposal forms supplied by the Purchasing Office. Fill out and return
all forms to the City Secretary’s Office. An authorized representative of the proposer should sign the Proposal Sheet. The
contract will be binding only when signed by the CITY of PASADENA.
12. SCANNED OR RE-TYPED RESPONSE
If in its proposal response, proposer either electronically scans, re-types, or in some way reproduces the City’s published
bid package, then in event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of the City’s published bid specifications, or
any portion thereof, and the terms and provisions of the proposal response made by proposer, the City’s proposal
specifications as published shall control. Furthermore, if an alteration of any kind to the City’s published proposal
specifications is only discovered after the contract is executed and is or is not being performed; the contract is subject to
immediate cancellation.
13. PROPOSAL RETURNS including ALTERNATE PROPOSALS
PROPOSER shall return one (1) “ORIGINAL” and one (1) DIGITAL copy on a USB drive of the proposal in a sealed
envelope or package of comparable size. Please cut out and affix the proposal label found on page 23 to the outermost
mailing envelope (UPS, USPS, FEDEX, etc.) of your proposal to ensure proper delivery.
Proposers must return all completed proposals to:
City of Pasadena
City Secretary’s Office
1149 Ellsworth Dr., Suite 200
Pasadena, Texas 77506
by the date and time specified. Late proposals will not be accepted and will be returned to Proposers unopened.
14. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Proposers are responsible for including all pertinent data in the returned proposal package. Literature, brochures, data
sheets, specification information, completed forms requested as part of the proposal package and any other facts which
may affect the evaluation and subsequent contract award should be included. Materials such as legal documents and
contractual agreements, which the proposer wishes to include as a condition of the proposal, must also be in the returned
proposal package. Failure to include all necessary and proper supplemental materials may be cause to reject the entire
proposal.
15. DISQUALIFICATION OF PROPOSER
Upon signing this proposal document, a proposer offering to sell supplies, materials, services, or equipment to the CITY of
PASADENA certifies that the proposer has not violated the antitrust laws of this state codified in Texas Business and
Commerce Code §15.01, et seq., as amended, or the federal antitrust laws, and has not communicated directly or indirectly
the bid made to any competitor or any other person engaged in such line of business. Any or all proposals may be rejected
if the CITY believes that collusion exists among the proposers.
16. EVALUATION
Evaluation shall be used as a determinant as to which proposal is the most efficient and/or most economical for the CITY.
It shall be based on all factors that have a bearing on price and performance in the user environment. All proposals are
subject to tabulation by the CITY of PASADENA Purchasing Department and recommendation to the governing body.
Compliance with all proposal requirements, delivery and needs of the using department are considerations in evaluating
proposals. The CITY of PASADENA Purchasing Department reserves the right to contact any proposer, at any time, to
clarify, verify or request information with regard to any proposal.
17. PROTESTS
17.1.
All protests regarding the solicitation process must be submitted in written form to the Purchasing Manager within
five (5) working days following the opening of proposals. This includes all protests relating to legal advertisements,
deadlines, proposal openings, and all other related procedures under the Local Government Code, as well as any
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protests relating to alleged improprieties or ambiguities in the specifications contained herein or in the contract
documents.
17.2. Post-award protests must be submitted in written form to the Purchasing Manager within five (5) working days after
award and must specify the grounds upon which the protest is based. A valid protest shall;
17.2.1. Come from an actual proposer or proposer for the contract, and
17.2.2. Who claim to be the rightful awardee. That is, the protest is not valid if filed by a proposer who cannot show
they would be awarded the contract if their protest were accepted.
17.3.
The Purchasing Manager, having authority to make the final determination, will respond within 10 working days to
each substantive issue raised in the protest. Allowances for reconsiderations shall be made only if data becomes
available that was not previously known, or if there has been an error of law or regulation.
18. CONTRACT OBLIGATION
The CITY of PASADENA City Council must award the contract, and the Mayor or other person authorized by the Mayor
must sign the contract before it becomes binding on the CITY of PASADENA or the proposers. Department heads are
NOT authorized to sign agreements for the CITY of PASADENA. Binding agreements shall remain in effect until all products
and/or services covered by this purchase have been satisfactorily delivered and accepted.
19. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
It is expressly understood and agreed by both parties hereto that the City is contracting with the successful vendor as
independent contractor. The parties hereto understand and agree that the City shall not be liable for any claims which may
be asserted by any third party occurring in connection with the services to be performed by the successful vendor under
this contract and that the successful vendor has no authority to bind the City.
20. FISCAL FUNDING
A multi-year arrangement, or any contract continuing as a result of an extension option, must include fiscal funding out. If,
for any reason, funds are not appropriated to continue the contract, said contract shall become null and void on the last
day of the current appropriation of funds. After expiration of the lease, leased equipment shall be removed by the proposer
from the using department without penalty of any kind or form to the CITY of PASADENA. All charges and physical activity
related to delivery, installation, removal and redelivery shall be the responsibility of the proposer.
21. INSURANCE
The Proposer, if awarded a contract, shall maintain insurance coverage reflecting the minimum amounts and conditions
required by the City. A certificate of insurance naming the City of Pasadena as an additional insured and verifying that the
insurance requirements as listed within this solicitation must be submitted to the City of Pasadena within ten (10) business
days from request. The successful vendor will be required to maintain, at all times during performance of the contract, the
insurance detailed in proposal specifications. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualification of proposal.
The original certificate shall be provided to the City of Pasadena, Safety and Risk Management, 1149 Ellsworth Dr.,
Pasadena, TX 77506 and a copy to the City of Pasadena, Purchasing Department, 1149 Ellsworth Dr., Suite 400,
Pasadena, TX 77506.
22. WAIVER OF SUBROGATION
Proposer and proposer’s insurance carrier waive any and all rights whatsoever with regard to subrogation against CITY of
PASADENA as an indirect party to any suit arising out of personal or property damages resulting from proposer’s
performance under this agreement.
23. TERMINATION
The CITY of PASADENA reserves the right to terminate the contract for default if proposer breaches any of the terms
therein, including warranties of proposer or if the proposer becomes insolvent or commits acts of bankruptcy. Such right
of termination is in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies which the CITY of PASADENA may have in law or
equity. Default may be construed as, but not limited to, failure to deliver the proper goods and/or services within the proper
amount of time, and/or to properly perform any and all services required to the City’s satisfaction and/or to meet all other
obligations and requirements.
24. INDEMNITY
24.1.
CONTRACTOR COVENANTS AND AGREES TO FULLY INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS, THE CITY AND
ELECTED OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY,
INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL COSTS, CLAIMS, LIENS,
DAMAGES LOSSES, EXPENSES, FEES, FINES, PENALTIES, PROCEEDINGS, ACTIONS, DEMANDS,
CAUSES OF ACTION, LIABILITY AND SUITS OF ANY KIND AND NATURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, MADE UPON THE CITY, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF RESULTING FROM OR RELATED TO BID ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS BID,
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