SUBJECT: Approval to Waive the Competitive Bidding Requirement and Approval to Use Cooperative Purchasing Agreements Through the National Purchasing Partners Government Division, DBA Public Safety GPO, Law Enforcement GPO, First Responders GPO, EMS GPO, and NPPGov (All Collectively Referred to Hereinafter as NPPGov); Approval of Agreements With L.N. Curtis and Sons for Personal Protective Equipment (Contract #: PS20060) in an Amount not to Exceed $114,890 and for Firefighting Equipment (Contract #: PS20015) in an Amount not to Exceed $155,379 and to Cascade Fire Equipment for PPE (Contract #: PS20055) in an Amount Not to Exceed $12,340 REPORT IN BRIEF Consider waiving the competitive bidding requirement and approving the use of cooperative purchasing agreements through the National Purchasing Partners Government Division, also doing business as NPPGov with: L.N. Curtis and Sons for Personal Protective Equipment (Contract #: PS20060) for an amount not to exceed $114,890 and for Firefighting Equipment (Contract #: PS20015) for an amount not to exceed $155,379 and to Cascade Fire Equipment for PPE (Contract #: PS20055) for an amount not to exceed $12,340. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Waiving the competitive bidding requirements for Personal Protective Equipment and Firefighting Equipment purchases from L.N. Curtis and Sons and Cascade Fire Equipment based on cooperative purchasing through NPPGov; and, B. Approving the use of cooperative purchasing agreements through the National Purchasing Partners Government Division, also doing business as Public Safety GPO, Law Enforcement GPO, First Responders GPO, EMS GPO, and NPPGov (all collectively referred to hereinafter as NPPGov) with: L.N. Curtis and Sons for Personal Protective Equipment (Contract #: PS20060) for an amount not to exceed $114,890 and for Firefighting Equipment (Contract #: PS20015) for an amount not to exceed $155,379 and to Cascade Fire Equipment for PPE (Contract #: PS20055) for an amount not to exceed $12,340; and authorizing purchases for the not-to-exceed amount specific for the respective vendor under each cooperative purchasing agreement through June 30, 2022; and, C. Authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the necessary documents and approve change orders for amounts not to exceed the total appropriated budget.

What this record is

Amount

$115K

Runs until

June 30, 2022 already ended date quoted from the award document

Type

amendment

Field

Public safety

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Committee

City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority

Requested by

Fire Department

Introduced

April 29, 2021

On agenda

June 21, 2021

Passed

June 21, 2021