Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the purchase of the Milo Range Pro Training Simulator from FAAC Incorporated as a result of competitive bidding in the amount of $38,895.00. The Division of Police needs to purchase the Milo Range Pro Training Simulator to provide sworn personnel with advanced police tactical training and recruits with entry level tactical training. The Milo Range Pro Training Simulator will increase trainees knowledge, skills, and confidence in a safe, challenging environment that is highly interactive and engaging. The Course Designer Program is an editing software program that can be used to create lessons, tests, and presentations for classrooms, auditoriums, and training rooms or for one on one instruction. Allows the user to utilize both digital video and computer graphics capabilities to create fully interactive training videos and/or graphics based training environments. Allows the user to create a baton/punch/strike branching scenario to where the trainee uses their actual baton or makes a strike. Allows the user to utilize interactive skill-builder exercises focusing on Marksmanship, Shoot-house, Basic Targets and Range Practice.
Bid Information: The Purchasing Office conducted a formal bid #SA005614, which opened on October 30, 2014. Only one vendor reponded; FAAC Incorporated whose ownership is a majority firm.
After review of the bid, the Division of Police recommends that the Director of Finance and Management enter into a contract with FAAC Incorporated based on their bid being the only bid received and meets all specifications.
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 Number: 382690218, expires October 21, 2016.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested in order to complete this purchase by the year-end closing.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the purchase of the Milo Range Pro Training Simulator from FAAC Incorporated in the amount of $38,895.00 from the Seizure Fund for the Division of Police. Funds were budgeted and appropriated in the Drug Seizure Fund for this purchase during FY 2014. There is no impact on the General Fund due to this purchase.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with FAAC Incorporated for the purchase of the Milo Range Pro Training Simulator for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $38,895.00 from the Seizure Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($38,895.00)
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WHEREAS, a formal bid opening was held on October 30, 2014 for the purchase of the Milo Range Pro Training Simulator; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract for the purchase of the Milo Range Pro Training Simulator; and
WHEREAS, FAAC Incorporated was the lowest, most responsive, and best bid received; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual and daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase the Milo Range Pro Training Simulator for police recruits for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, property, 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 a contract with FAAC Incorporated for the purchase of the Milo Range Pro Training Simulator for the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, based on the above vendor's bid being the lowest and best bid received.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $38,895.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized as follows:
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SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make the necessary transfer between funds, and such funds are hereby appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this ordinance.
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.