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File Number: 13-00185 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
PROCUREMENT OF STRUCTURAL FIRE FIGHTER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
FROM MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERVICES, INC., UTILIZING AN EXISTING
NATIONAL PURCHASING PARTNERS ("NPP") D/B/A FIRERESCUE-GPO
CONTRACT, FOR STRUCTURAL FIRE FIGHTER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
CONTRACT # 804, EFFECTIVE THROUGH JULY 31, 2014, SUBJECT TO ANY
FURTHER RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS OR REPLACEMENT CONTRACTS BY
FIRERESCUE-GPO, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE, TO BE UTILIZED
BY VARIOUS CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, ON
AS -NEEDED CONTRACTUAL BASIS, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGING THE COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT BENEFITS OF THE
NPP PROGRAM THAT ENABLES THE CITY TO AGGREGATE ITS PURCHASING
VOLUME WITH THAT OF OTHER PARTICIPATING AGENCIES IN ORDER TO
REALIZE A LARGER PERCENTAGE DISCOUNT PRICING STRUCTURE TO THE
FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
PIGGYBACKS OF OTHER AND FUTURE COOPERATIVE NPP D/B/A
FIRERESCUE-GPO CONTRACTS, WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZATION UPON DETERMINATION BY THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT
OFFICER THAT SAID PIGGYBACKS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 18-111
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, SUBJECT TO
THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARYAPPROVALAT THE TIME OF
NEED.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City's") Department of Fire -Rescue was in need of completing an
initial $50,000 purchase of Structural Fire Fighter Protective Clothing for a new recruit class that began
September 25, 2012; and
WHEREAS, National Purchasing Partners ("NPP") d/b/a FireRescue GPO, owned by non-profit
Virginia Mason Medical Center, is a group purchasing organization offering access to competitively
procured contracts; and
WHEREAS, membership with the FireRescue GPO is free and voluntary without any purchasing
obligations; and
WHEREAS, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, Colorado, in conjunction with FireRescue GPO,
served as the Lead Agency to solicit proposals from Structural Fire Fighter Protective Clothing
providers to service Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue and FireRescue GPO membership; and
WHEREAS, the published Request for Proposals ("RFP") by Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
contained provisions that permitted all members of FireRescue GPO throughout the nation to
piggyback off the resulting Master Price Agreement; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-111 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"), the Chief Procurement Officer determined that the FireRescue GPO contract for Fire
Fighter Protective Clothing was entered into pursuant to a competitive process in compliance with the
City laws, policies, and procedures; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-111 of the City Code, the City Manager signed a Member
Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with NPP d/b/a FireRescue GPO and approved
a purchase exceeding $25,000, but less than $50,000 with Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., in
order for the Department of Fire -Rescue to buy Structural Fire Fighter Protective Clothing for the new
recruit class; and
WHEREAS, it is now requested of the City Commission that a resolution be adopted enabling the
Department of Fire -Rescue and other various City Departments and Agencies to continue to purchase
goods/services, as needed, from FireRescue GPO competitively solicited contracts, subject to
budgetary approval and availability of funds at the time of need;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The procurement of Structural Fire Fighter Protective Clothing, from Municipal
Emergency Services, Inc., utilizing. an existing NPP d/b/a FireRescue-GPO contract, for Structural Fire
Fighter Protective Clothing, Contract # 804, effective through July 31, 2014, subject to any further
renewals, extensions and/or replacement contracts by FireRescue-GPO, for the Department of
Fire -Rescue, is authorized, to be utilized by various City Departments and Agencies, on as -needed
contractual basis, subject to the availability of funds and budgetary approval at the time of need.
Section 3. The cooperative procurement benefits of the NPP program that enables the City to
aggregate its purchasing volume with that of other participating agencies in order to realize a larger
percentage discount pricing structure to the financial benefit of the citizens of the City are
acknowledged.
Section 4. The piggybacks of other and future NPP d/b/a FireRescue-GPO contracts without any
further City Commission authorization upon determination by the Chief Procurement Officer that said
piggybacks are in compliance with Section 18-111 of the City Code, subject to the availability of funds
and budgetary approval at the time of need, are authorized.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BR
CITY ATTORNE
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Footnotes:
{1} This Resolution shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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