CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF
INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO: Sheryl Sculley, City Manager
FROM: William McManus, Chief of Police
COPY: Audit and Accountability Committee; Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager, Ben Gorzell Jr., CPA, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, CPA, Deputy Financial Officer, Kevin Barthold, City Auditor
SUBJECT: Pre-Solicitation Briefing for Concealable Body Armor
DATE: September 18, 2018
The following high profile solicitation is scheduled to be released within the next month:
SAPD Concealable Body Armor - The City of San Antonio is soliciting offers for concealable body armor to be utilized by the San Antonio, Aviation and Park Police Departments for the protection of uniformed police personnel. The evaluation process will include ballistics and wear testing over a six month period. Under the current collective bargaining agreement, members of the Labor Relations Committee are the sole evaluators responsible for the selection of all equipment to be used by uniformed police personnel.
Department: Police
Solicitation Type: Request for Proposal
Release Date: September 26, 2018
Closing Date: October 15, 2018
Proposed Council Date: June 2019
Estimated Value: $2.06 Million
Proposed Term: 3 years with 2, 1 year options
Contact Information: William McManus, Chief of Police
Evaluation Criteria: Experience, Background Qualifications: 10 points
Proposed Plan: 55 points
o Wear Test
o Quality Control Plan
Price: 10 points
SBEDA Program:
o Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Prime Contract Program: 10 points
Local Preference Program: 10 Points
Veteran Owned Small Business Preference Program: 5 Points
Voting Members: Sgt. Arthur Lindley, Labor Relations Committee, Police Department
Sgt. Gabriel Trevino, Labor Relations Committee, Police Department
Sgt. Jesse Salame, Labor Relations Committee, Police Department
Sgt. Michael Carter, Labor Relations Committee, Police Department