Emergency Medical Services SEBCO

This contract awards the provision of Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance services (and optionally air‑ambulance services) to the unincorporated areas of Benton County, Arkansas. The county supplies a 2016 Ford F450 ambulance and related medical equipment, while the vendor must staff each unit with an EMT‑Paramedic and EMT‑Basic, meet strict response‑time metrics (90 % of emergency calls within 20 minutes, non‑emergency within 25 minutes), and maintain a comprehensive quality‑improvement program. The contract includes a $250,000 performance bond, extensive insurance requirements, and a compensation structure that blends a per‑household county subsidy with fee‑for‑service reimbursements, subject to annual CPI‑based adjustments (capped at 5 %). The award term begins with a 36‑month provisional period, followed by a three‑year standard term and up to two optional three‑year extensions, for a possible total duration of nine years.