Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: Sheriff
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240454
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Dana Safety Supply, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Drop Shipped
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Commissioners Court Office
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an award on the basis of lowest bid meeting specifications to Dana Safety Supply, Inc. in the amount of $1,567,859 for ballistic glass windshields for the Sheriff's Office for the period of April 10, 2025 - April 9, 2026 with four (4) one-year renewal options (240454), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Drop Shipped.
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Background and Discussion:
The grant award was accepted by Commissioners Court October 8, 2024. Funding for this project was included as a Congressionally Directed Spending request in the FY 2024 federal budget.
Expected Impact:
Our agency's patrol vehicles have standard windshields which do not withstand high-velocity projectiles. With the increasing threats and dangers that officers face in the line of duty, bulletproof windshields will provide critical protection against firearms, reducing the risk of injury or death.
Alternative Options:
If the Sheriff's Office does not utilize funding from the grant award, we forfeit the opportunity to support the purchase of bulletproof windshields for patrol vehicles.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Init...
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