DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide
SUBJECT:
SAFD-Active Shooter Response Gear
SUMMARY:
An ordinance accepting the offer from Safety Supply, Inc. to provide active shooter response equipment for the San Antonio Fire Department for a total cost of $118,488.17 utilizing the State of Texas Contract #680-A1. Funding is available from the General Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
This contract will provide the San Antonio Fire Department with the necessary equipment required to respond to single and multiple hostile situations in the event of catastrophic or terrorist incidents. The San Antonio Fire Department is innovating their entire approach to emergency service delivery by providing the highest possible level of care for the community and its residents during Active Shooter, Complex Coordinated Attacks or Asymmetric Warfare incidents. These SAFD innovations require ballistic protection for the medics and personnel who will be at risk while in the performance of their duties. The recent hostile incidents in Paris, San Bernardino, Brussels and Lackland Air Force Base have demonstrated the new requirements for more sophisticated response strategies and enhanced tactical protection to protect the medics and firefighters during such incidents.
This equipment will be utilized by a Rescue Task Force comprised of 17 Arson Investigators/Police Officers. Training will be provided by SAPD SWAT: “Active Threat Integrated Response” which is Tactical Response and Tactics, Tactical Medicine, Weapons familiarization.
This purchase is being made in accordance with the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Agreement adopted by the City of San Antonio by resolution No. 91-39-53 on September 12, 1991.
ISSUE:
This contract will provide the San Antonio Fire Department with the required equipment necessary to respond to single and multiple hostile situations in the event of catastrophic or terrorist incidents. This equipment was reviewed and approved by the Fire Departments Active Shooter/Complex Coordinated Attack Committee.
This contract is within the scope of the Small Business Economic Development Advocacy (SBEDA) Program. However, due to the type of commodities/services being procured and value of contract, no SBEDA tool is available.
The recommended award is an exception to the Local Preference Program.
The Veteran-Owned Small Business Preference Program does not apply to goods/supplies contracts, so no preference was applied to this contract.
ALTERNATIVES:
Should this procurement not be approved, the San Antonio Fire Department would not have the necessary equipment needed to protect medics and other personnel while performing their duties nor would they have the proper equipment to respond to acts of terrorism or other hostile incidents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost for this procurement is $118,488.17 which will be funded through the General Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the approval of this procurement with Safety Supply, Inc. for a total cost of $118,488.17.
This contract is procured by means of a cooperative procurement and a Contract Disclosure Form is not required.