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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the acceptance of the Rifle-Resistant Body Armor Grant through state funding for the Police Department to purchase rifle-resistant body armor.
SUMMARY
DATE: November 14, 2017
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Charles F. Kimble, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Acceptance of Grant Funds for Rifle Resistant Body Armor Program
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, announced the Rifle-Resistant Body Armor Grant Program earlier this year. There are no matching funds requirements as the grant funds the entire cost of body armor. The Police Department has applied for this grant in accordance with City of Killeen Grant Policy.
As part of the grant application, the department was required to select a make and model of body armor for the project. Department subject matter experts looked at available options and selected the Safariland/Protech Shift 360 Body Armor package offered exclusively by GT Distributors, Inc. It offers the best combination of maximum protection, value, and features that the department was searching for including modular pouches, identification panels, and a storage bag. The armor carrier is scalable and capable of being upgraded to meet any future needs.
The Police Department is requesting authority to accept $127,350 in grant funding and purchase 225 units of rifle-resistant body-armor from GT Distributors, Inc. through a state purchasing cooperative. The body armor package is exclusively available from GT Distributors, Inc., through the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) BuyBoard, making this purchase in compliance with state competitive purchasing requirements as found in the Texas Local Government Code. GT Distributors, Inc. TASB Buyboard contract # 524-17 is effective through March 31, 2018.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
Accept grant funding and purchase the body arm...
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