STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: May 25, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the purchase of twenty-five ballistic shields for the Police Department with Galls, LLC dba Red the Uniform Tailor through The Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) agreement in the amount of $166,880.00; and (2) a two-year master agreement for the purchase of protective gas masks and related parts for the Police Department with Safeware, Inc. through the Omnia Partners cooperative agreement in an estimated amount of $1,176,873.75 - Total not to exceed $1,343,753.75 - Financing: General Fund ($771,809.92), 2020 Homeland Security-Urban Area Security Initiative 20-22 ($384,656.25), 2021 Homeland Security-Urban Area Security Initiative 21-23 ($100,177.08) and Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds ($87,110.50)
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BACKGROUND
The master agreement portion of 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 action will allow for the purchase of ballistic shields and approve the establishment of a two-year master agreement for the purchase of protective mask and related parts. Ballistic shields are constructed of ballistic resistant materials and are intended to protect users against small arms fire and fragmentation threats. These shields are used by Police Department personnel during tactical operations where officers have little or no cover. Protective gas masks purchased through t...
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