Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Structural Firefighter Gloves with Phoenix Safety Outfitters LLC. The Division of Fire is the sole user for protective gloves. Structural Firefighter gloves are used to protect firefighters during their daily work activities. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately two (2) years, expiring 9/30/2027, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year extensions. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on 7/10/2025. In addition, the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO003264.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 329.18 relating to competitive bidding (Request for Quotation No. RFQ030538). One (1) bid was received.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidder as follows:
Phoenix Safety Outfitters LLC, CC#007915 expires 8/28/2025, All Items, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $150,000.00, Division of Fire, the sole user
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance because without it the Division of Fire will not have access to protective gloves for their firefighters.
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO003264. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
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To authorize the Finance and Managemen...
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