HomeMy WebLinkAbout46. Cooperative Purchase of Encryption Services for Police Radios City
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Oshkosh
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: August 19, 2019
RE: Cooperative Purchase of Encryption Services for Police Radios
BACKGROUND
The Police Department needs to secure the channels on 38 APX7000 portable radios used for the Vice
and Narcotics Unit,SWAT Team activations,Mutual Aid requests and other applications. Securing these
channels requires the radios to be installed with encryption software performed by a Motorola approved
vendor. Currently the Oshkosh Police Department is one of the few agencies in Winnebago County that
do not have encryption on their radios.
ANALYSIS
Working with Police Department staff, Purchasing confirmed Baycom was awarded the NASPO
(National Association of State Procurement Officials) ValuePoint contract for public safety
communication equipment for use by state agencies of which the State of Wisconsin is a participating
entity (Contract #505ENT-016-SAFETYCOMM-05). As a municipality of the State, the City of Oshkosh
can also participate in this cooperative purchasing contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of this project via the cooperative purchasing program is $29,522.56. The Police
Department has received a donation of $30,000 which is in their Crime Prevention Fund to cover the
costs of this project. This purchase will be charged to A/N#: 2150211 6466 02105.
RECOMMENDATION
Section 12-15 of the Municipal Code provides that subject to approval of the City Manager, cooperative
purchases pursuant to a contract with any other local, state or federal governmental unit or agency may
be made without following a competitive bidding or quotation process. In accordance with Section 12-
15 of the Municipal Code, I am hereby submitting a report of this purchase to the Common Council. If
you have any questions on this purchase please contact myself or General Services Manager Jon Urben.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
City Hall,215 Church Avenue P.O.Box 1130 Oshkosh,WI 54903-1130 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us