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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the procurement of ammunition for training and duty use for the Police Department.
SUMMARY
DATE: December 5, 2017
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Charles F. Kimble, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Police Ammunition
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
For over a decade, the Police Department has purchased ammunition from GT Distributors, Inc., utilizing cooperative purchasing practices. The ammunition to be purchased is a consumable item and is replaced as necessary to support the Police Department’s mission and training requirements. Ammunition to be purchased will include rifle, pistol, and shotgun ammunition for both practice and duty use.
The Police Department is requesting authority to purchase ammunition from GT Distributors, Inc. in an amount exceeding the $50,000 threshold for which Council approval is required. GT Distributors, Inc. is the only authorized law enforcement vendor in Texas for Vista Outdoors, Inc., the parent company for Federal Premium and Speer Ammunition. They are a member of the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) BuyBoard and Texas Smart Buy purchasing cooperatives for ammunition, meeting the requirements of the competitive bidding process in accordance with The Texas Local Government Code. GT Distributors, Inc. TASB Buyboard contract, # 524-17 is effective through March 31, 2020 and Texas Smart Buy Contract #680-A1 expires August 31, 2018. GT Distributors is also a member of the TIPS purchasing cooperative for public safety equipment. That contract, however, excludes ammunition.
Both the BuyBoard and Smart Buy purchasing cooperatives will be utilized since neither list offers 100% of the department’s authorized ammunition. The Police Department frequently receives quantity discounts that are lower than the negoti...
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