HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3p: Approve Aardvark Tactical and Adamson Police Products as Ballistic Vest and Police Field Tactical Equipment Vendors for Police DepartmentSTAFF REPORT
DATE: June 15, 2010
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Robert P. Sanderson, Chief of Police IA
By: Nancy Chik, Senior Management Analy
SUBJECT: Police Tactical Field Equipment Vendors -- Police Department
Recommendation: Waive the formal bid process and approve
Aardvark Tactical and Adamson Police Products as ballistic vest
and police field tactical equipment vendors for the Police
Department.
Police Department
SUMMARY
The Police Department budget allocated approximately $50,000 to purchase
ballistic vests and police field supplies and equipment. Aardvark Tactical and
Adamson Police Products are two of the primary vendors used by the
Department.
The City of Arcadia's purchasing guidelines require City Council approval for
open purchase order expenditures exceeding $5,000 with any single vendor.
Because each of the aforementioned vendors generally exceeds that threshold
on an annual basis, the Police Department requests approval to use these
vendors for Fiscal Year 2010 -2011.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Police Department has used Aardvark Tactical and Adamson Police
Products as vendors for over 19 years. Our experience with these suppliers has
been very good.
Adamson Police Products is the primary supplier of police field tactical equipment
in Southem Califomia, and they have a large inventory and competitive pricing.
Aardvark Tactical supplies our officers with ballistic vests and other
miscellaneous support equipment, and they also offer competitive pricing.
Although the amount of money expended with each vendor varies from year to
year, each vendor generally receives a minimum of $5,000 in expenditures that
are paid through pre - approved open purchase orders. Expenditures made with
each vendor are dependent upon what specific items are needed and whether
certain items are routinely available through the vendor.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approximately $50,000 has been allocated in the Police Department budget for
police field tactical equipment, supplies, and ballistic vests and for FY 2010 -2011.
RECOMMENDATION
Waive the formal bid process and approve Aardvark Tactical and Adamson
Police Products as ballistic vest and police field tactical equipment
vendors for the Police Department.
Approved:
Donald Penman, City Manager