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| Mayor and City Council |
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| Eric Holmes, City Manager |
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| 4/15/2024 |
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| SUBJECT
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| Body Armor Purchase for Vancouver Police Department
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- The City purchases body armor for Vancouver Police Department under a Sorcewell Contract #080922 with Safeware. The original contract was competitively bid and conforms with the bidding requirements set forth by the State of Washington.
- Purchases are expected to exceed the current $300,000 threshold, requiring council approval.
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| | | | | | | | | Strategic Plan Alignment | Safe and Prepared Community – a safe place to live, work, learn, and play.
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| | | | | | | | | Present Situation | Body armor is associated with vests, helmets, gas masks, and other associated equipment to provide ballistic protection to the vital organs in the torso and head. Each sworn officer is issued a ballistic vest system, helmet, and gas mask. VPD replaces all ballistic helmets for officers as the helmets near their five-year warranty expiration date. Southwest Washington SWAT Team also utilizes this contract to purchase and replace body armor.
VPD ballistic helmets are expiring in May 2024 and need to be replaced as well as gas masks and associated equipment. VPD would like to continue to piggyback on Sourcewell contract #080922 with Safeware. Purchases are expected to exceed the current $300,000 threshold, requiring Council Approval. The current contract has been liquidated approximately $298,571.71 and has a November 7, 2026 expiration with the option to extend one additional year. Increasing this contract threshold to a maximum of $1,000,000 will enable Vancouver Police Department to continue to purchase body armor while taking advantage of the Sourcewell Contract’s competitive pricing.
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| | | | | | | | | Advantage(s) | Utilizes an existing contract through Sourcewell that is good through November 7, 2026 with the option to extend one additional year, to take advantage of competitive pricing.
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| | | | | | | | | Budget Impact | None. Appropriation was approved through the 2023 Fall Supplemental utilizing Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Funds.
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| | | | | | | | | Action Requested | Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to continue to purchase body armor from Sourcewell under Contract #080922, up to a maximum of $1,000,000 through November 7, 2027.
Jeff Mori, Police Chief, 360-487-7498
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