SUBJECT: Approval to Waive the Competitive Bidding Requirement and Approval to Use a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement 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”) Enabling Piggyback Purchasing for Personal Protective Equipment in an Amount not to Exceed $164,890/Annually; for Firefighting Equipment in an Amount not to Exceed $155,379/Annually; for Law Enforcement Personal Protective Equipment in an Amount not to Exceed $10,000/Annually; Through the Term of the Agreements or Until the Cooperative Purchasing Agreements are no Longer Available for Use REPORT IN BRIEF Considers the approval to waive the competitive bidding requirement and approval to use a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement 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”) enabling piggyback purchasing for personal protective equipment in an amount not to exceed $164,890/annually; for firefighting equipment in an amount not to exceed $155,379/annually; for law enforcement personal protective equipment in an amount not to exceed $10,000/annually; through the term of the agreements or until the Cooperative Purchasing Agreements are no longer available for use. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Waiving the City’s competitive bidding requirement as permitted by Merced Municipal Code Section 3.04.210 for cooperative purchasing; and, B. Approving to piggyback utilizing the National Purchasing Partners Government Division contracts for personal protective equipment in an amount not to exceed $164,890/annual; for firefighting equipment in an amount not to exceed $155,379/annually; for law enforcement personal protective equipment in an amount not to exceed $10,000/annually; through the term of the agreements or until the Cooperative Purchasing Agreements are no longer available for use; and, C. Authorizing the City Manager or the Deputy City Manager to execute any necessary documents, the Finance Officer to make the necessary budget adjustments, and the City Purchasing Supervisor to issue the Purchase Order/Change Order(s).

Consent Item Passed Introduced September 13, 2022

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Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Requested by: Fire Department
Introduced: September 13, 2022
On agenda: November 7, 2022
Passed: November 7, 2022