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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCil MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCil USE ONLY: <br /> <br />APRIL 3, 2006 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />FIRING RANGE UPGRADE <br />AND MAINTENANCE <br />(SPEC. NO. 06-050) <br /> <br />t2.iJa <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Award a contract to Meggitt Defense Systems (MDS) Caswell for firing range <br />upgrade and maintenance in the amount of $44,500. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Santa Ana Police Department's firing range consists of an upper and <br />lower range. Each range has six shooting bays and a Caswell computer-based <br />target system. The Caswell target system allows range masters to pre- <br />program each bay's target. Targets are programmed to move forward, <br />backward, and face or face away from the shooter. Santa Ana officers as <br />well as 17 outside agencies use the firing range on a continuous basis for <br />training. The current Caswell target system installed in 1997 is obsolete, <br />requires constant maintenance and repair, and is no longer reliable. <br /> <br />Staff has determined that an upgrade to the current Caswell target system <br />is more cost effective than complete replacement, and is necessary to allow <br />officers to continue to use the firing range to maintain and improve their <br />firearm skills. The upgrade to the current system includes new software, <br />hardware, and mechanical parts required to run the target system. MDS <br />Caswell, the sole source provider for the Caswell target system has agreed <br />to upgrade the current target system to include installation, training and <br />maintenance. As a result, staff recommends Council approval of the <br />upgrade. <br /> <br />22N-1 <br />