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November 09,
2009
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Agenda
Item No. 39A Roll
Call No. 09-
Communication No. 09-790 Submitted by: Judy Bradshaw, Chief of Police |
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Purchase of the Ahura Scientific - FirstDefender chemical
detector for use by the Des Moines Bomb Squad and Des Moines Fire Department
Hazardous Materials Team, as part of the 2008 Infrastructure Protection Grant Program - Buffer Zone Protection Program.
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend
approval of the purchase of the FirstDefender from Ahura Scientific, Inc in the amount of $39,000
FISCAL
IMPACT:
Amount: $39,000
Funding Source: City of Des Moines FY 09-10 Operating Budget,
POL985330
(2008-BZ-T8-0005). The grants were received after the budget document was
printed.
This purchase is part of the
equipment acquisitions approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the 2008 Infrastructure Protection Grant Program
- Buffer Zone Protection Program, which
authorized expenditures totaling $193,030 dollars.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division identified key assets and critical infrastructure of national significance, in accordance with the federal Buffer Zone Protection Program criteria. The Des Moines Police Department participated in the preparation of two Buffer Zone Protection Plans for the sites identified by U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the Des Moines area.
The Ahura Scientific - FirstDefender
chemical detector is part of the equipment
acquisitions identified in the Vulnerability Reduction Purchasing Plan and approved for purchase by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, from the
federal Approved Equipment List (AEL).
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The
Procurement Administrator and the Des
Moines Police Department determined the FirstDefender
chemical detector is only available from Ahura Scientific, Inc., 46 Jonspin Road,
Wilmington, MA, 01887, who is the manufacturer and sole world-wide
distributor. |
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After reviewing the Police Chief’s request to bid
this equipment, it was determined by the Procurement Administrator that it was
in the best interest of the City to purchase this equipment from the
manufacturer and sole worldwide distributor of the product.
This is in compliance with Municipal Code Section
2-726(a)(7) that provides for non-competitive
procurement of goods and/or services
that are of such a nature that they are the only goods and/or services which
will fit and comply with the required use, or are an integral part of a total
system so as to be uniquely compatible with existing city need, materials or
equipment to be cost effective.
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date: June 08,
2009
Roll
Call Number: 09-999
Action:
Acceptance of Grant
Agreements from Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division for
2008 Buffer Zone Protection Program and Vulnerability Reduction Purchasing
Plan. (Council
Communication No. 09-382) Moved by Vlassis to adopt.
Refer to City Manager, Legal and Police to review oversight of homeland
security programs and communication to Council.
Motion Carried 7-0.
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED
ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS:
The Police Department will coordinate equipment purchases with
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the City of Des
Moines Finance Department in accordance with the City of Des Moines purchasing
policies and ordinance.
The Police Department will receive and inventory the equipment,
submit documentation and report activities to Iowa Homeland Security and
Emergency Management Division and the Finance Department, to facilitate payment
of vendors and support grant audit requirements.
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,