Explanation
BACKGROUND: The legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders for Body Armor & Tactical Gear from an established State of Ohio Contract (MAC004 Contract No. RS901918, expiring 1/31/2021) for the Department of Public Safety with Vance Outdoors Inc. This contract was competitively bid by the State of Ohio and it has been determined by the Purchasing office to be the most cost-effective method of obtaining the needed items.
Vance Outdoors Inc. will provide Department of Public Safety employees with the necessary items to outfit and protect police officers and firefighters.
Vance Outdoors Inc. is a state contractor for Body Armor & Tactical Gear. Allowing the Department of Public Safety to access this state contract will give them the opportunity to purchase the necessary body armor and tactical gear through the e-catalog system.
Ordinance Number 582-1987 authorized City agencies to use State of Ohio Department of Administrative Services contracts when deemed cost effective. This ordinance asks that the Finance and Management Director be authorized to establish purchase orders of up to $100,000.00 from the State of Ohio MAC004, Contract No. RS901918 until the contract expiration date of January 31, 2021.
Bid Information: State of Ohio Term Contracts exists for this purchase.
This company is not debarred according to the Federal Excluded Parties Listing or the State Auditor's Findings For Recovery Database.
EMERGENCY REQUEST: This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency because the current Body Armor & Tactical Gear has expired and it is necessary to enter into a new contract to supply Public Safety employees with protective equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to establish this option contract is from the General Fund. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
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