HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Request for Sole Source FindingCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM :
Annie Perez, CPPO
Director
Procurement rtment
Rodolfo Ll
Chief of Police
DATE : U U L 2 6 2016 FILE :
SUBJECT ; Finding of Sole Source
REFERENCES : Revised - Purchase of 25 PVP Commu-
nications Wireless Motorcycle Helmet
ENCLOSURES: Comm. Kits with Related Equipment
The Traffic Enforcement Unit is requesting a sole source finding for the purchase of twenty-five
(25) PVP Communications Wireless Motorcycle Helmet Communication Kits with Related
Equipment, at an amount not to exceed $41,525.00; allocating funds from the Law Enforcement
Trust Fund Account No. 12500.191602, 552000, Project No. 19-690002, Award No. 1019 and Task
No 07.18. Based upon the attached, please take the necessary steps to verify that Shannon
Dieringer d/b/a Blue Line Communications, located at 701 Blue Bird Lane, Plantation, FL, is the
sole provider for this purchase.
PVHKR-736R10-D/M
• Helmet Communications Kit for use on Super Seer Y2 shell helmets
• Motor -One Wireless System
• Dual Earphones
• 736 Microphone
PVSM-JD/XMA
• Motor -One Wireless Shouldermic
• Autoswitch for Motorola JEDI Series Radios (HT1000, MT2000, MTS2000, XTS
SERIES)
• 3.7V Charger
PVXTL-HRA-WW/XM
• Motor -One Helmet Interface, (Autoswitching)
• Wireless System. Control Module
For Harley Davidson Motorcycles with Motorola XTL5000 Mobile Radio and Whelen
P.A., (Trunk mount installation)
We carefully evaluated the only other helmet communications system available for law
enforcement use. The system is manufactured by Setcom and does not have the capability of
autoswitching from the trunk mount radio on the motorcycle to the Officer's portable radio.
Annie Perez, CPPO
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PVP Communications' (Blue Line Communication) Autoswitching System is designed and
manufactured exclusively by PVP Communications and is protected by US Patent No. 5,790,947.
The system wirelessly connects the helmet headset to the motorcycle radio when the officer is on
his motorcycle and to his portable radio when he dismounts; automatically with no switches and
no cables to plug and unplug.
Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.
RL/jms