STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: March 25, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a two-year master agreement for electronic control weapons and accessories for the Police Department with Axon Enterprise, Inc. through the Texas Smart Buy cooperative agreement - Estimated amount of $2,348,166 - Financing: General Fund ($400,000) and Confiscated Monies ($1,948,166)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a master agreement is to establish firm pricing for goods, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This master agreement will allow for the purchase of electronic control weapons and accessories for the Police Department. Taser electronic control weapons provide officers with an additional tool in subduing high-risk subjects who become combative and non-responsive to verbal commands or become a danger to themselves, the officer, and resident. The electronic control weapon allows the officer to gain control of the situation from a safe distance thus reducing the risk of injury to the subject, officer or resident.
The Taser system is a proprietary technology that uses compressed nitrogen to project two small probes as far as 25 feet. These probes are connected to a handheld device by high-voltage insulated wire. An electrical signal is transmitted throughout the region where the probes contact the body or clothing, resulting in an immediate loss of neuromuscular control and the ability to perform coordinated action for the duration of the impulse. This master ag...
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