TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to execute contracts with ProForce Marketing, Inc., of Prescott, AZ, TASER International, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ, and leasing partner Municipal Asset Management, Inc., of Golden, CO, for the purchase of taser equipment and accessories, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for a period of five years;
Authorize City Manager to execute related lease financing documents with TASER International, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ, and its leasing partner Municipal Asset Management, Inc., of Golden, CO, for a total amount not to exceed $1,047,721; and
Increase appropriations in the Debt Service Fund (DS) in the Police Department (PD) by $500,000. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into contracts with ProForce Marketing, Inc., TASER International, Inc., and its leasing partner Municipal Asset Management, Inc., not Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), or Long Beach Businesses (Locals), for the purchase oftaser equipment and accessories. The tasers will provide police officers with a less-lethal alternative to their service weapon. ProForce Marketing, Inc., is the sole authorized taser distributor to police departments for Southern California.
The City's taser equipment and accessories that were purchased in 2004 have aged and are now in need of replacement. The PO is requesting authorization to purchase up to 1,100 tasers and accessories, over the next five years, to ensure that officers continue to be equipped to respond with a functional less-lethal weapon when confronted with violent and non-compliant subjects.
City Charter Section 1801 requires that contracts for City purchases be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after a competitive bid process, but allows for awards without a competitive bid process if accompanied by a Resolution adopted by the City Council.
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