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14*61 0 <br />• • <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 16, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />SWAT EQUIPMENT <br />(SPEC. NO. 15 -041) <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 5) <br />4 " <br />CITY MA GER <br />IC7:[11111] IT, I IT, I A 0[CA s f <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY. <br />ITINS-00710 <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract to Proforce Law Enforcement for the purchase of SWAT equipment in an <br />amount not to exceed $34,000, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Police Officers assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) are tasked with the <br />responsibility of handling incidents involving armed, barricaded suspects, hostage situations, and <br />high risk warrant services. These types of operations require effective communication while <br />providing hearing protection to the SWAT members. It is very important to maintain situational <br />awareness and to compress hazardous sound levels at the same time. Tactical headsets are <br />used and provide the ability to maintain peripheral hearing, amplify potential danger signs and <br />audio clues from the environment, which are vital for tactical missions. The manufacture's <br />recommended replacement schedule is every ten years. This purchase will replace all 40 tactical <br />headsets that were purchased in 2005. <br />The notice inviting bids was advertised on May 7, 2015, and offers were solicited. A summary of <br />the bids and offers received is as follows: <br />15 Vendors were notified <br />7 Vendors downloaded the bid <br />0 Proposals received from a Santa Ana vendor <br />2 Proposals received <br />Bids were received and opened on May 19, 2015. The bid received from Proforce Law <br />Enforcement is responsive to the specifications and meets the City's requirements. <br />22A -1 <br />