OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES - K. O'NEILL

Approve procurement using NASPO contract pricing of Active Shooter Personal Protective Equipment ($28,088.28) for Hollister Fire Department utilizing Homeland Security grant funds.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 1068

Each year the San Benito County Office of Emergency Services is awarded grant funds to increase the San Benito County Operational Area’s ability to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate acts of terrorism.  How this grant money is recommended for funding is through the grant approval authority, commonly known as the gang of 5, which includes the County Sheriff, the County EMS Coordinator, the Hollister Police Department Chief, The Hollister Fire Department Chief, and the County Fire Department Chief (Hollister Fire Department).

The Grant Approval Authority met and has recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the procurement of the following project:

1. Active Shooter Equipment ($28,088.28) for Hollister Fire Department

It is respectfully recommended that the Board of Supervisors

1. Find that competitive bidding would not be in the public interest because the bidding processes associated with National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) master agreements satisfy County purchasing requirements, and it would be unnecessarily costly for the County to go through its own competitive bidding process when the NASPO have already done so,
2. Approve purchase order for Firefighter Active Shooter Personal Protective Equipment from Galls to the State of Washington's NASPO ValuePoint Master Price Agreement #2016-183 in an amount not to exceed $28,200.00,
3. Authorize the Emergency Services Manager to sign the purchase orders, and any other documents required to complete the purchase, subject to County Counsel's approval.