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SOLE SOURCE 04-05-008
ITEM: Acquisition of 350 TASERS, Style No. X26, Model
26000 and Related Equipment
DEPARTMENT: Police
TYPE OF PURCHASE: Single Purchase
REASON: The Police Department is seeking to acquire from
TASER International, Inc., the sole source provider,
three hundred forty (340) TASERS, Style No. X26,
Model 26000 and related necessary equipment.
Previously, the Police Department, as a sole source
acquisition approved via Resolution 03-163, purchased
three hundred fifty (350) Advanced TASER M26,
Model 44000, from TASER International Inc., which
were distributed to police personnel assigned to the
SWAT Team, Crime Suppression Teams, along with
NET Sergeants. In an effort to continue equipping its
police personnel and reduce injuries to officers and
subjects, the Police Department is seeking to acquire
340 of the Style X26, Model 26000 TASERS, to
continue to help to minimize potential tort and civil
rights liability exposure of the City.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended the Police Department be
authorized to procure three hundred forty (340)
TASERS, Style No. X26, Model 26000 and related
necessary equipment, from TASER International,
Inc., located at 7860 E. McClain Drive, Suite 2,
Scottsdale, AZ 85260, the sole source manufacturer
and distributor of the TASERS and other necessary
equipment, in an amount not to exceed $293,350.18.
Funding is to be provided by the Police General
Operation Budget, Account Code No.
001000.290201.6.840 ($146,675.09) and the Local
Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) IX Program,
Account Code No. 142023.290548.6.840
($146,675.09).
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