Title
Gainesville Police Department Handgun Replacement (B)
Explanation
The Police Department is replacing all handguns carried by sworn personnel with Glock Gen 5 9mm MOS Pistols. The Police Department currently issues a 40 caliber Glock and is switching to the 9mm units due to improved accuracy as verified by FBI testing and lower cost for 9mm ammunition. Staying with Glock allows the Police department to use the same accessories (holsters and magazine pouches). Switching to another manufacturer would require replacement of all accessories at an additional cost of approximately $24,000. Additional training would be required to implement the use of weapons produced by a different manufacturer. The Glock company recognizes three companies in the State of Florida as direct sale representatives to sell their handguns to Law Enforcement Agencies in the State of Florida. These companies sell the handguns at a price that is set by Glock, therefore, the price is the same from the three available vendors. Out of the three Glock recognized companies, the chosen vendor, Lou's Police Distributors qualifies as a women and/or minority owned company.
Fiscal Note
The total cost for this purchase is $144,300. $56,633 of this purchase will be covered by the 2017 Byrne JAG Grant #2017-DJ-BX-0930. The remaining $87,667 will be paid from the operating budget of the Police Department.
Recommendation
The City Commission authorize the waiver of the bid process and approve the purchase of the subject items through Lou’s Police Distributors.