Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders with Role Model Magazine LLC and Linn Schilling for the purchase of face coverings. It is strongly recommended that all Ohioans wear face coverings in public to help slow the spread f COVID-19. Mayor Ginther, City Council, and various community partners are promoting the use of face coverings via the Mask = Kindness campaign within the Columbus community, as a means to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Coronavirus and the illness that it causes (COVID-19) disproportionately impacts at risk and minority populations in the City’s opportunity communities. Therefore, the face masks will first be distributed to residents in the zip codes most affected by the coronavirus.
The spread of COVID-19 can be mitigated by the use of face coverings. As such, in an effort to provide face masks quickly to the City’s most vulnerable residents in opportunity neighborhoods, the Department of Finance and Management was granted a waiver of the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code, pursuant to Mayor Ginther's Emergency Declaration, signed March 18, 2020. This waiver was granted so that masks could be procured and distributed to the community immediately.
An informal quotation processed was used to obtain pricing for these masks. A total of six companies were asked to provide quotations. The three lowest quotes (from two separate companies) were selected as follows:
Vendor Description DAX Vendor# Qty of Masks Price/Mask Total
Role Model Magazine LLC Adult Masks 003435 10,000 $3.75 $37,500
Role Model Magazine LLC Youth Masks 003435 10,000 $3.50 $35,500
Linh Schilling Adult Masks 032742 10,000 $4.00 $40,000
TOTAL 30,000 $112,500
Role Model Magazine LLC FID: 276-02-9990 FBE
Linh Schilling FID: 293-88-8576 MBE/FBE
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $112,500.00 from the CARES Act Fund with Role ...
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