TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including subsequent amendments, with Safeware, Inc., of Lanham, MD; and Mallory Safety and Supply, LLC, of Portland, OR, for furnishing and delivering emergency response and public safety equipment and supplies, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the Port of Portland, OR, through Omnia Partners, in an annual aggregate amount of $3,000,000, with a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $600,000, for a total annual aggregate contract amount not to exceed $3,600,000, until the Omnia Partners contract expires on April 1, 2026, with the option to renew for as long as the Omnia Partners contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Safeware, Inc. (Safeware), and Mallory Safety and Supply, LLC. (Mallory) for furnishing and delivering emergency response and public safety equipment and supplies. Such purchases are approved for procurement through federal homeland security grants issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), such as the Urban Area Security Initiative, Port Security Grant, and State Homeland Security grant programs. These grant programs have been awarded annually to the City of Long Beach (City) through the Departments of: Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response; Health and Human Services; Fire; Parks, Recreation and Marine; and Police Department since 2003. These grants are specifically awarded annually to local agencies that are considered at risk of a homeland security threat. Such funds are intended to help equip local agencies, prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies with a nexus to international or domestic terrorism, biological or cyber-attacks, and other catastrophic regional events. Specifically, these grant programs provide: financial funding for advanced threat detection; personal ...
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