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: Bonds
Project ID (if applicable): 240370
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): FarrWest Environmental Supply, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Drop Shipped
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to remove the bonding requirement from FarrWest Environmental Supply, Inc. for small throwable rugged robot for the Sheriff's Office, in connection with an award approved by Commissioner’s Court on April 10, 2025 (240370), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Drop Shipped.
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Background and Discussion:
Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of an award on the basis of only bid to FarrWest Environmental Supply, Inc. in the amount of $55,000 for small throwable rugged robot for the Sheriff's Office for the period of April 10, 2025 - April 9, 2026 with four (4) one-year renewal options. and for the County Clerk
to execute any applicable bonds to be received for the budgeted amount (240370), Justification for 0% MWBE
Participation Goal: 0% - Drop Shipped.
Expected Impact:
The throw-able rugged robot investigates, detects, and provide situational awareness to threats. This will enhance the SWAT team’s surveillance equipment by allowing access to perform constant observations, investigating dangerous and hazardous material while keeping operators at a safe distance
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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/22/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Michael Lanham (Director of Finance, Sheriff’s Office), Jose Camacho (Senior Buyer, Purchasing)
Attachments (if applicable): Letter