For City Council Meeting [November 14, 2017]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Michael Story, City Administrator
FROM: Randy De Anda, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Authorize the Purchase of Fifty (50) Active Shooter Vest Kits from Aardvark for a Total Cost of $20,160.03.
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BACKGROUND:
The Police Department received funding in the amount of $20,165.00 from the FY15 Homeland Security Grant Program to purchase safety equipment, specifically fifty (50) Active Shooter Vest Kits, for patrol officers who respond to an Active Shooter event.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Oftentimes suspects involved in an active shooter event utilize high caliber ammunition to defeat the soft body armor of first responding law enforcement personnel. Traditional bullet resistant vests deployed by front line personnel are not designed to stop high caliber ammunition from penetrating the vest and severely injuring the wearer. Bulky, heavy armor, typically worn by SWAT team members are not practical, and not cost effective to deploy on non-SWAT team members. Rapid deployment vests provide an advanced level of threat protection to vital organs which a soft body armor cannot.
The Police Department searched various types of active shooter rapid deployment vest kits and determined the Aardvark AARD-10196 Active Shooter Vest Kit best fits the needs of the department. This kit includes an armor plate carrier vest, Police ID patches, and two multi-curve Level IV armor plates. This kit provides officers with the ability for rapid deployment, good mobility, and the threat protection level desired should they encounter a heavily armed suspect.
In September the bid process was opened with twelve bids received by the due date of September 27, 2017.
Staff is recommending approval of the bid through Aardvark due to the best available pricing which meets the exact bid specifications. The bids from Aardvark and Galls, LLC are the only two vendors tha...
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