Explanation
BACKGROUND: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract with IES Interactive Training for the purchase of hardware and software to upgrade the MILO Range System. The MILO Range System is a computer based training tool for law enforcement. MILO Range addresses the entire use of force training continuum in law enforcement, training the Division's officers to use posture, verbalization, soft hand skills, impact weapons, chemical spray, low-light, electronic weapons and lethal force in a scenario based classroom environment. The MILO Range System helps the officers keep pace and train on the latest technology using real world scenarios by featuring self authoring editing capabilities, thus keeping the training relevant, current, and stimulating to the trainee. This enables the Division to evaluate officers' suspect encountering skills and evaluate their decision making abilities. The upgrade will include the latest version of MILO (Range PRO) and new scenarios and graphic-based targeting skill builders.
Bid Information: The upgrade for the Division of Police's MILO Range System will add proprietary software to our existing training system and will add hardware that was previously unavailable at the time of our initial purchase in August 2005 (Ordinance 1235-2005). The Division of Police is requesting that the Finance and Management Director make this purchase in accordance with the sole source procurement of Columbus City Codes Chapter 329.
The contract with IES Interactive Training will cost $6,500.00
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Contract Compliance No: 38-2690218 expires 11/11/2010
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to expedite delivery and payment of the equipment by the end of the year and for quote on pricing to remain valid.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $6,500.00 from the Law Enforcement Seizure Fund for the purchase of an upgrade to the MILO Range System for the Police Division. There will be no impact on the financial status of the General Fund.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract for the upgrade of the MILO Range System with IES Interactive Training for the Division of Police in accordance with the Sole Source procurement provisions of Columbus City Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $6,500.00 from the Law Enforcement Seizure Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($6,500.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Police needs to upgrade the current MILO Range system; and
WHEREAS, this purchase was budgeted in the Law Enforcement Drug Seizure Funds; and
WHEREAS, IES Interactive Training is the sole distributor for the Milo Range System; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to enter into this contract in accordance with provisions of Section 329-07c (Sole Source) of the Columbus City Codes, 1959; and
WHEREAS, emergency legislation is needed in order to expedite delivery of equipment prior to year-end and for quotation to remain valid; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract for the upgrade of the MILO Range System from IES Interactive Training thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the Director of Finance and Management, be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with IES Interactive Training, for the upgrade of the MILO Range System for the Division of Police.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $6,500.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV 30-03 | FUND 219 | SUBFUND 002 | OBJ LEVEL (1) 02 | OBJ LEVEL (3) 2224 | OCA 301838 | AMOUNT $6,500.00 |
SECTION 3. That said contract shall be awarded in accordance with provisions of Section 329.07c (Sole Source) of the Columbus City Code, 1959.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.