AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2023-86R, approving a contract for the purchase of Bullet Resistant Shields from Lionheart Alliance, LLC, through GSA Contract #GSA 47QSWA20D001M, in the amount of $115,329.20, as authorized and funded by a state-funded grant from the Office of the Governor; authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute the contract on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: May 2, 2023
Department: Police Department - Stan Standridge, Chief (By Veronica Bradshaw, Interim Purchasing Manager)
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: $115,329.20
Account Number: 13126008.56071
Funds Available: $119,985
Account Name: FY23 Bullet Resistant Shield
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Background Information:
On January 11, 2023, the City accepted a state-funded grant from the Office of the Governor for the purchase of Bullet-Resistant Shields. The grant fully funds the purchase of the shields and does not require matching funding from the City.
The shields will serve three (3) primary groups: San Marcos Police Department (SMPD) Patrol Officers during their daily shifts; SMPD School Resource Officers (SROs) assigned to schools in the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District (SMCISD); and Deputies ...
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