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To authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to execute those documents necessary to enter into a contract for the acquisition of training for the Division of Fire from A-T Solutions, Inc., utilizing a Homeland Security Grant, in accordance with sole source procurement provisions of Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Division of Fire has been awarded a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to purchase Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Training for the Bomb Squad. The total cost of the training will be $49,886.80, the payment of which will be issued by Franklin County on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security and Ohio Emergency Management Agency. The City of Columbus and Franklin County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement via Ordinance 1917-2005 to enable this type of purchase.
This legislation will authorize and direct the Director of Finance & Management to execute those documents necessary for the acquisition of this training.
Bid Information: The Division of Fire applied for and was approved for a State Homeland Security Grant Program grant to purchase Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) training for the Bomb Squad. The grant requirements are such that purchasing this training pursuant to section 329.06 (Formal Competitive Bidding) of the Columbus City Code is not possible due to the nature of this specialized and proprietary training' A-T Solutions, Inc. is the only company to provide such training.
This specialized and proprietary training is unique and offered only by A-T Solutions, Inc. All training that is funded through US Homeland Security training grants must be approved by the United States Homeland Security Office of Domestic Preparedness to be eligible for funding. There are no other approved courses that meet our training requirement at this time. This training is specific for Bomb Squads, and is limited due to the sensitive nature and the small number of bomb squads in the United States.
This Company is not debarred according to the Excluded Parties listing of the Federal Government and is not listed in the Auditor of State database for Findings for Recovery.
Contract Compliance: A-T Solutions, Inc. ~ 450472549
Emergency Designation: This legislation is to be declared an emergency measure due to it being imperative that legislative approval occur prior to expiration of the grant period, which is March 31, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $49,886.80 in grant funds from the Department of Homeland Security and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency on behalf of the Columbus Division of Fire for training for the Bomb Squad. The grant funds are administered by Franklin County. Therefore, there is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
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WHEREAS, the Division of Fire is in need to acquire Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) training for the Bomb Squad it's operations from A-T Solutions, Inc., the only provider of such training; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Fire has been awarded a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to purchase said training for its Bomb Squad; and
WHEREAS, this acquisition is being made in accordance with Sole Source Provisions; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to execute those documents necessary for the acquisition of said training from A-T Solutions, Inc. prior to the expiration of the grant period, for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the Director of Finance & Management be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute those documents necessary to enter into a contract with A-T Solutions, Inc. for the acquisition of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) training for the Division of Fire's Bomb Squad.
SECTION 2. There is no city related expenditure associated with this ordinance; grant funds from the Department of Homeland Security are being administered via Franklin County.
SECTION 3. That this Council finds it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus that this acquisition be in accordance with the provisions Sole Source Provisions of Section 329.07(e), of the Columbus City Codes.
SECTION 4. That for 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.