Explanation
The Division of Police Helicopter Unit was granted funding through Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs to purchase Rugged Storage Video Monitors. The City of Columbus and Franklin County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement to enable this type of purchase. This project is being administered by the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs under the FY 2010 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), Grant Number 2013-UASI-65. The total expenditure of $27,170.00 will be paid by Franklin County through the Urban Area Homeland Security Grant. The Helicopter Unit will be purchasing six Rugged Storage Video Monitors. These are new units and are not replacing current monitors. The Rugged Storage Video Monitors will allow the Division of Police to increase the Helicopter Unit’s pilots' situational awareness during the apprehension of criminal suspects and airborne searches. During flight, personnel in the aircraft will use these monitors to record and play back images being captured by the camera mounted to the helicopter. Having this ability will not only aid in the search and apprehension, but also in the conviction, of suspects.
Bid Information: Formal bid, Solicitation No. SA004876 was opened on April 3, 2013. Two bids were received. Avalex Technologies submitted a bid of $27,170.00, and Technical Operation Inc. submitted a bid for $28,950.00. Helicopter Unit personnel have reviewed this bid and have recommended that a contract should be awarded to Avalex Technologies.
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.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested to meet federal grant deadlines and permit sub-grantee award processing.
Contract Compliance Number: 58-2030222 expires on 1/25/2015
FISCAL IMPACT: The Interg...
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