TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Chief Jeffery Goldman, Police Department
THROUGH: Chief Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: February 21, 2017
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BEST INTEREST RESOLUTION NO. 08-17 AND WAIVER OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 36, SECTION 36.02(C)(7) FOR PURCHASES OF BODY ARMOR (PROTECTIVE VESTS)
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to Approve Best Interest Resolution No. 08-17 for purchases of body armor (protective vests) from Point Blank Enterprises for the Police Department in a total not-to-exceed amount of $50,000 for FY 16/17, by authorizing the use of the NASPO Master Agreement Number 2016-181 issued by the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration State Purchasing Office as lead agency, and declaring by a four-fifths affirmative vote that the City's sealed competitive method or written quotations procurement Method is not in the best interest of the City.
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Background:
On March 25, 2016 the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) issued an agreement to Point Blank Enterprises, Inc. for Body Armor Products, Master Agreement Number 2016-181. The Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, State Purchasing & Contracts Office was the lead agency for NASPO for this solicitation and the contracting office. Each lead state awards its contract to a supplier/suppliers after a competitive solicitation process designed to ensure that participants receive the highest quality products and services at the lowest possible prices. Once the lead state has awarded a contract with the supplier, the lead state allows other agencies in need of similar products and services to make purchases through the existing contract.
NASPO ValuePoint is a unified, nationally focused cooperative alliance aggregating the demand of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the organized US territories, their political subdivisions and other eligible entities, spurring best ...
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