TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-00412 authorizing City Manager to execute contracts with Galls, an Aramark Company, LLC, a Long Beach-based business (Local; not an MBE, WBE or SBE) and Quartermaster, Inc., of Cerritos, CA (not an MBE, WBE or SBE) to furnish, service and deliver uniforms and accessories to the Long Beach Police Department (PD) in a total annual amount not to exceed $377,050, for a period of one year, with the option of renewing for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is being requested to enter into an annual contract with Galls, an Aramark Company, LLC (Galls), and Quartermaster, Inc. (Quartermaster), for furnishing, servicing, and delivering uniforms, accessories, and miscellaneous equipment to maintain PD dress codes and standards for uniformed personnel.
This contract was previously inclusive of all City departments that require uniforms for their employees. In order to capture the specific uniform purchasing needs of PD, a separate bid was developed. This bid was designed to provide a detailed description of the specialized criteria required to meet safety and quality standards for uniformed personnel. The bid specifications include a requirement for an online ordering system that would be capable of providing order-tracking information, as well as usage reports for record-keeping purposes. The proposed contracts will be comprised of a primary and secondary supplier of uniforms in order to ensure the availability of uniforms, accessories, and miscellaneous equipment for PD. Galls will be the primary supplier and Quartermaster will be the secondary supplier for this contract based on submitted bid pricing.
The Purchasing Division is currently developing a similar bid focusing on the distinctive uniform standards required by the Long Beach Fire Department and a miscellaneous contract for various other uniformed operations. By separat...
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