From
Venona McGee
Title
Price Agreement for uniforms, accessories, and duty gear from "Got You Covered Workwear & Uniforms" ($200,000 annually) through a Master Interlocal Agreement with the City of Fort Worth for one year with the option to renew for one additional one-year period totaling $400,000 if all extensions are exercised and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms
Presenter
Daniel Scesney, Chief of Police, and Ryan Simpson, Support Services Division Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
This contract will be utilized for the Police Department to purchase of uniforms, accessories, and duty gear on an as needed basis. The Police Department has recently faced several customer service and work quality issues with its current uniform vendor, Galls, Inc. After numerous attempts to resolve these issues were not successful, the Department sought a new vendor. The Department has selected "Got You Covered Workwear & Uniforms." This vendor is also utilized by the Fort Worth and Arlington Police Departments, as well as many other reputable law enforcement agencies. Staff feels that the inventory and staffing levels of this vendor will provide a higher level of service to the Department. "Got You Covered Workwear & Uniform's" pricing has been determined to be lower than Galls, Inc.'s on many items, and therefore will save the Department several thousand dollars per year.
State purchasing laws, Government Code, Chapter 271.102 authorize local governments to enter into joint contacts and cooperative agreements for the performance of governmental functions normally associated with the operation of government such as purchasing necessary materials and supplies.
The City approved a Master Interlocal agr...
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