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Brentwood City Commission Agenda

Meeting Date:	12/09/2019
Approval to Purchase Ballistic Plates for Tactical Response Officers
Submitted by:	Richard Hickey, Police
Department:	Police

Information

Subject

Approval for purchase of sixteen (16) ballistic protection rifle plates from Angel Armor for members of the Brentwood Police Department’s Tactical Response Team.

Background

Based on recent crime trends witnessed locally and abroad, Police Department staff moved to form an eight-member tactical response team that can deploy if/when needed for specialized incidents. This is not a dedicated assignment for these officers. This team will receive specialized training and will be able to deploy from their vehicle or assignment more quickly than a traditional call-out. Additional equipment specific to the assignment will be issued to members of this team and will be readily available to them for rapid response.

For additional protection to their daily wear vests, staff is recommending the purchase of front and back ballistic plates from a sole source vendor, Angel Armor of Fort Collins, Colorado. The tactical response team members can carry these plates and insert them into existing vests previously procured from this vendor when responding to high risk incidents.

Although this purchase amount is only $5,072.00, this purchase combined with previous purchases from this vendor in the current fiscal year will exceed $10,000, and this vendor is not currently on the Over $10,000 List for this fiscal year. Therefore, this purchase requires the Commission's approval pursuant to the City's purchasing ordinance.

Because this product is a sole source purchase because the plates must fit the existing vests, competitive bidding is not possible. The purchase of these ballistic plates would be made with available funds within the Police operating budget.

Please contact the Chief of Police with any questions.

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of the purchase of sixteen (16) ballistic plates from Angel Armor.

Fiscal Impact

Amount :	$5,072.00
Source of Funds:	Annual PD Operating Budget
Account Number:	110-42100-8148

Fiscal Impact:

Funds are available for this purchase in the FY 2019-2020 police department budget.

Attachments
Angel Armor Invoice
Angel Armor Descriptors
Sole Source Justification