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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-02412 and award a contract to Aardvark, of La Verne, CA (not an MBE, WBE, SBE or Local), for furnishing and delivering less lethal munitions, for an initial amount not to exceed $200,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods for $50,000 per year, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into an annual contract with Aardvark for furnishing and delivering less lethal munitions for the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD). Less lethal munitions are used to provide officers with less lethal options in riot/crowd control situations. Less lethal is a standard industry term for munitions that include tear gas, sting balls, beanbag rounds, propelling charges, etc. The last significant purchase of these munitions occurred in 1999. Munitions have an average shelf life of five years; therefore, any remaining inventory is now expired and being used only to supplement training munitions. In recent years, LBPD has purchased small amounts of the munitions to replenish some of the consumed stock, but it is necessary to maintain a certain inventory level for training, day-to-day deployment for Patrol, Detectives and SWAT operations, and for any unforeseen events.
The initial purchase of the less lethal munitions will bring LBPD to the necessary inventory. The option to extend the contract for two additional years, will allow LBPD to maintain the inventory at the necessary level and rotate the stock.
The bid was advertised in the Press-Telegram on April 19, 2012, and 79 potential bidders specializing in less lethal munitions were notified. Of those bidders, 14 downloaded the bid via our electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing. A bid announcement was also inc...
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