Submitted By: Susan Dobson
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Presentation By: Michael Balken
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Department: Police
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve the purchase of a SWAT supply vehicle from MBF Industries, Inc. for the Ocala Police Department in the amount of $204,610
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
The Ocala Police Department SWAT Team responds to numerous types of situations which include barricaded subjects, hostage situations, search warrants and other situations beyond the scope of on-duty officers. As a result, the SWAT Team must be equipped to handle any situation that arises. This requires SWAT officers to have equipment available to them for any critical incident. The SWAT supply vehicle stores and transports the necessary equipment for SWAT officers to perform their assigned tasks.
The current SWAT supply vehicle is 19 years old, and repairs are required daily. The vehicle is an old ambulance which was converted to store SWAT equipment.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
MBF Industries, Inc., a leader in law enforcement equipment vehicles provided pricing for this purchase to the Ocala Police Department.
MBF Industries provided us a Most Favored Nation letter dated February 2, 2022, ensuring we are getting the best pricing offered as well as all additional required documentation to support this purchase. Furthermore, the Ocala Police Department obtained a rough estimate for benchmarking from LDV, Inc. at $285,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are currently budgeted in the amount of $204,610 in account 120-018-602-521-66-64010.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
The purchase has been reviewed and is in compliance with the City’s procurement policies.
LEGAL REVIEW:
Any resulting contract will be reviewed for form and legality by the City Attorney, Robert W. Batsel, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE:
Continue with existing equipment.