HomeMy WebLinkAboutmemo2CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO :
Glenn Marcos, Director
Department of Purchasing
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Sr. Procurement Contracts Officer
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December 10, 2004
FILE :
Acquisition of TASERS, Style No.
X26, Model 26000 and Related
Equipment
I conducted an investigation to determine whether TASER International, Inc., located at 7860 E. McClain
Drive, Suite 2, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, is the sole source manufacturer and provider of the TASER, Style No.
X26, Model 26000 and related equipment, for the Miami Police Department.
Previously, the Police Department conducted a four (4) month pilot program with thirty-six (36) officers using
the Advanced TASER M26, and a total of fifty (50) incidents involving the TASER were documented. The
TASER proved to be highly effective in reducing injuries to the officers and subjects, and in preventing
situations from escalating to a higher level on the Use of Force Matrix, including deadly force situations. Based
upon the results of this pilot program, the Department, as a sole source acquisition approved via Resolution 03-
163, purchased three hundred fifty (350) Advanced TASER M26, Model 44000, which were distributed to
police personnel assigned to the SWAT Team, Crime Suppression Teams, along with NET Sergeants.
The Police Department is now seeking to purchase three hundred forty (340) additional TASERS, Style No.
X26, Model 26000 and related necessary equipment, to continue equipping its police personnel in an effort to
reduce injuries to officers and subjects, which could in turn help to minimize potential tort and civil rights
liability exposure of the City.
The unique features of the TASER X26 include, but are not limited to: (1) along with the M26 Model, is the
only less -lethal weapons systems that can stop an aggressive, focused combat trained attacker; directly
stimulates motor nerve and muscle tissue, causing incapacitation; (2) offers greater stopping power than the
M26 in a package that is 60% smaller and lighter; (3) comes with an on -board memory chip to download 2,000
past firings based on the time and date the unit was fired; and (4) has the ability to monitor usage patterns using
encryption that is secure from tampering via USB Plug and Play technology.
According to TASER International, it is the sole source manufacturer of the patented less -lethal Electro
Muscular Disruption TASER X26, Model 26000, and its products are registered trademarks that can only be
acquired through TASER International, Inc. The TASER® product could not be located from any other vendors
other than from TASER International, Inc.
Accordingly, I am recommending that the requirements for competitive bidding be waived, and these findings
be approved: TASER International, Inc., located at 7860 E. McClain Drive, Suite 2, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, is
the sole source manufacturer and distributor of 340 TASERS, Style No. X26, Model 26000 and other necessary
equipment, for the Department of Police, 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).
APPROVED BY:
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