City of San Antonio - File #: 16-2801

• File #: 16-2801
• Type: Purchase of Supplies
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 5/19/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the offer from Safety Supply, Inc. to provide active shooter response equipment to the City’s Fire Department for a total cost of $118,488.17, funded from the General Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/19/2016	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

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 catast...