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Consider a memorandum/resolution awarding RFP 21-01 for contracted veterinary services and enter into an agreement with Aztec Pet Hospital in an amount not to exceed $90,000 annually.
SUMMARY
DATE: January 5, 2021
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Joseph W. Brown, Executive Director of Recreation Services
SUBJECT: Awarding RFP 21-01 for Veterinary Services
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The City of Killeen created RFP 21-01 seeking proposals from qualified veterinarians to provide veterinary services that include spay and neuter surgery, wellness and sick/injury care, microchips, vaccines, and after hours/emergency care. Recreation Services (RS) advertised RFP 21-01 for contracted veterinary services for the Killeen Animal Services (KAS) department. KAS intakes on a 5-year average, roughly 5,000 animals annually. On average, 2,382 of these animals are adopted and need sterilization. The paramount goal is to make these sterilizations prior to adoption. In FY19-20 KAS was able to spay and neuter 270 animals before adoption. With this agreement, KAS will be able to sterilize nearly 600 animals. It is the goal of KAS to increase this number each year based on the adopted budget, coupled with our ability to apply for and receive the Petco grant. The initial term of the agreement will be a one (1) year term with up to four (4) one-year renewals. Any price increases when renewing the agreement must be submitted to RS ninety (90) days prior to renewal.
RS advertised RFP 21-01 (Veterinary Services) on October 11th and October 18th, 2020. We received responses from Aztec Pet Hospital and El Centro Pet Medical & Laser Surgery Center. El Centro was disqualified because the submitted response was incomplete. They did not submit a complete vendor profile, the conflict of interest questionnaire was not completed, and there was not a drafted contract included with the response. Aztec Pet Hospital was the only other veterinary service who submitted a comple...
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