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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Arthur Noriega V
City Manager
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FROM: �nhid'Pbrez, CPPO,
Director of Procurement/Chief
Procurement Officer
DATE: July 18, 2022
SUBJECT: Sole Source Finding for Accuracy
International SA30820SBL-LE AXSA sold
exclusively by Mile High Shooting Accessories, LLC
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
Market Research was conducted to determine whether Accuracy International of North America, Inc.
("Al") located at 3410 Shannon Drive, Suite 100, Fredericksburg, VA 22408 is the sole manufacturer
SA30820SBL-LE AXSA LE 208 20" Law Enforcement ("LE") Sniper Rifles ("Rifles") and whether Mile
High Shooting Accessories, LLC ("MHS"), located at 5831 Ideal Drive, Frederick, CO 80516-8912 is the
exclusive distributer of the Rifles in the United States. Al operates a manufacturing facility in
Portsmouth, UK that is IS09001:2008 certified. MHS is one of the leading Law Enforcement equipment
distributors in the US and is the exclusive law enforcement distributor of these Rifles.
The Miami Police Department ("MPD") Special Weapons and Tactics Team ("SWAT") needs to replace
its aging and non -working sniper rifles. The new Rifles come equipped with machined Arca Swiss rails
on the bottom of sixteen -inch (16") handguards, which allow for quick repositioning, reloading and
better accuracy while shooting. The Arca Swiss rail is a precise, quick release firearm scope mounting
system.
Procurement has found four (4) recent sole source contracts for the purchase of these Rifles: City of
Southfield, MI (2021), District of Columbia Police Department (2017), City of Westminster, CO (2020)
and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (2018).
SWAT has used its existing sniper rifles since 2006. The new Rifles are an updated version, operating
on the same performance platform. To ensure safety, consistency of performance and readiness in the
high -liability environment SWAT's Officers work within, it is necessary to replace the sniper rifles
currently used by SWAT with compatible equipment.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 18-92 (a) (1) of the Code of the City of Miami, it is recommended that
the requirements for competitive bidding be waived, and the above -mentioned findings be approved: Al
is the sole manufacturer and MHS is the exclusive United States distributor for the Rifles needed by
SWAT; allocating funds from the various sources of funds of Police, is in the City's best interest, for an
estimated total cost of thirty-six thousand nine hundred and eighty seven dollars and seventy cents
$36,987.70 including accessories and freight.
APPROVED BY: a �� August 9, 2022 12 :25:45 EDT
DATE:
`W66r Noriega V
City Manager