HomeMy WebLinkAbout31. Cooperative Purchase of Direct Link Bridge Series Critical Response System for the Police Department
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: January 28, 2022
RE: Cooperative Purchase of Direct Link Bridge Series Critical Response System for the
Police Department ($27,702.94)
BACKGROUND
The Police Department recognizes that responding to critical incidents such as hostage/barricade
standoff situations exposes their personnel to many risks and liabilities including the potential for several
injury/loss of life for officers, subjects and innocent citizens, civil litigation, post-traumatic stress and
other issues. In an effort to minimize these risks the Police Department determined a Crisis Response
System would be an invaluable response tool during such incidents. Such a system provides various
communications and intelligence data gathering/sharing features designed to enhance situational
awareness which will lead to a more successful and expedient resolution of incidents. This tool is also
expected to reduce the number of personnel hours required to respond to such incidents.
ANALYSIS
Purchasing confirmed Enforcement Technology Group holds the cooperative contract for a Direct Link
Bridge Series Crisis Response System through GSA (General Services Administration) Contract #GS-07F-
0015M). Purchasing confirmed this purchase is pursuant to the cooperative purchase exception of our
purchasing ordinance. This system includes all hardware, A/V equipment, connections and cabling.
FISCAL IMPACT
Using GSA contract pricing the City will realize a discount of $1,458.05. Total fiscal impact for this system
from Enforcement Technology Group is $27,702.94. This project was funded from donations and will be
charged to A/N#: 02150211 7204 02105 (Machinery and Equipment – Crime Prevention).
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 Police Chief Dean Smith.