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Consider a memorandum/resolution for the acquisition of police rifles/carbines through state cooperative, TK Tactical, for the police department.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
PROCUREMENT OF 231 FNH USA FN-15 POLICE CARBINES AND RELATED ACCESSORIES
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
POLICE DEPARTMENT
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Killeen Police Department is in need of acquiring police rifles/carbines to provide officers with the capability to adequately respond to escalating threats from the increasingly well-armed criminal and/or mentally unstable elements emerging in society. With the proliferation of high powered weapons with high capacity magazines, the potential for officers to encounter hostile threats with superior firepower is ever present. The purchase of these weapons will help to mitigate this threat and to provide these critical resources where and when needed.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
The City of Killeen is a member of eight (8) purchasing cooperatives that are in compliance with Texas Local Government Code section 271.102. Cooperative purchasing allows a group of buyers with a common interest to pool their buying power together in order to negotiate a more favorable pricing on goods and services. Cooperatives are also known as group purchasing organizations or purchasing consortiums. They are set up to aggregate purchasing volume from many different companies and increase the purchasing power from each individual entity. This allows member organizations to aggregate volume of specific commodities, and in doing so, achieve better pricing than they could have on their own. Procurement of 231 FNH USA FN-15 rifles/carbines, and related accessories will be through the State of Texas Purchasing Cooperative.
The FNH USA FN-15 Series rifle will comply with the Police Department's list of specifications. The purchase of these carbines with associated accessories will be from TK Tactical utilizing the State of Texas Purchasing...
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