Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Division of Fire was awarded a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to purchase a TruDefender FTIR Chemical Identification System from Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. This equipment is a handheld FTIR (Fourier-Transform InfraRed) system designed to analyze and identify unknown materials and chemical substances. The unit will be used by HazMat4 on potential Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents and suspicious powder incidents where the materials have not been identified, and/or to verify a known or suspected substance. The equipment is required by HazMat4 to maintain its current State of Ohio Type 1 HazMat team certification. The total cost of the equipment will be $65,000.00, 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 and Management to execute those documents necessary for the acquisition of this equipment.
Bid Information: The Division of Fire applied for and was approved for an Urban Area Security Initiative grant to purchase a TruDefender FTIR Chemical Identification System. Thermo Fisher Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is the sole provider of this highly specialized equipment.
This specialized and proprietary equipment is unique and offered only by Thermo Fisher Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. All equipment 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.
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