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March 9, 2000
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
Via: Keith R. Till, City Manager
FROM: Michael F. Sellers, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: ALLOCATION OF STATE COPS FUNDS:
1998/99 AND 1999/00
SUMMARY OF REQUEST
It is requested that the City Council pass a motion accepting an informal bidding process for the
purchase of replacement in-service duty weapons and approve such purchase from State Cops Grant
funds, previously approved at a public hearing. The funds to be released will be used for the
purchase of new duty weapons and associated leather gear, amounting to a total not to exceed
$33,615.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Police Department recommends the replacement of all duty weapons issued to sworn personnel.
The weapon currently issued,the Colt model 80-1911,was purchased in the early 1980's, and relies
on technology developed in 1911. The weapon chosen as a replacement for the Colt is the Glock
G-21,22 and 30. This manufacturer incorporated into their design a safety feature which can reduce
the occurrence of an accidental discharge; a double-action trigger pull. The Colt model 80-1911 is
single-action, and prone to accidental discharges due to the light trigger pull necessary to fire the
weapon.
Also, the Glock series handgun offers a greater range of sizes and calibers. This will allow the
department to match each officer to a weapon based on the size of their hands and stature. Along
with the double-action trigger and better fit, the Glock uses more modern materials, such as
polymers, for less corrosion.
Prior to the selection of the Glock, a Technology Committee comprised of four field officers,two
detectives and a supervisor identified four manufacturers of name brand police handguns for testing.
All four were contacted and representatives of these manufacturers submitted several models for our
inspection and range testing.
The range testing was conducted at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. The results of these
tests, along with data and recommendations provided to us by other police organizations and
firearms experts,resulted in the selection of the Glock G-Series handgun for issuance to our sworn
4 personnel.
Agenda Item
Mayor and Members of the City Council
Via: Keith R. Till, City Manager
Allocation of State COPS funds page 2. March 9, 2000
Three vendors were solicited for competitive bids. The vendors were:
- Divine Firearms
P.O. Box 517
La Habra, California 90633
562-691-9541
Contact: L. Devine Bid Price: $26,295.00
- B&B Guns
14522 Goldenwest
Westminster, California 92683
714-892-8851 Bid Price: $30,100.00
- Glock Manufacturing
P.O. Box 369
Smyrna, Georgia 30081
770-319-4779
Contact: Gary Walker Bid Price: $25,910.00
As a result of this bid process Gary Walker,District Representative,provided the low bid on behalf
of Glock Manufacturing. In addition to his low bid, Mr. Walker agreed to provide our department
with free training for two officers at the Glock Armorers and Instructors Transition Course. The
total cost savings to the city is$560.00. Long term savings will occur through our ability to repair
our weapons in-house, and by providing Transition Instruction to our current employees without
outside assistance and related costs.
Because new duty weapons were selected, which are of a different configuration than the current
weapons, new leather gear(i.e. holsters and magazine pouches) were also needed.
Once the Glock G-Series was chosen,the committee members researched several manufacturers of
leather gear. It was determined that Safariland, a well known manufacturer of police leather gear,
provided the best range of choices. Five distributors were contacted and solicited for competitive
bids. The bids were for forty-one patrol duty holsters, forty-one patrol duty magazine pouches,ten
administration duty holsters,and ten administration magazine pouches.The vendors contacted were:
- Galls Incorporated
2680 Palumbo Drive
Lexington, Kentucky 40555-5208
1-800-876-4242
41 Contact: David Wells Bid Price: $7,072.45*
Mayor and Members of the City Council
Via: Keith R. Till, City Manager
Allocation of State COPS funds page 3. March 9, 2000
- Adamson Industries
930 W. 16th Street, Bldg. B-1
Costa Mesa, California 92627
714-650-0906
Contact: Gary Grace Bid Price: $6,446.45*
- Uniforms Inc.
2025 N. Main Street
Santa Ana, California 92720
714-541-3546
Contact: Ed Vilensky Bid Price: $6,005.45*
- Long Beach Uniform
2789 Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach, California 90806
562-424-0220
Contact: Bob Bowland Bid Price: $6,403.40*
- Aardvark Tactical, Inc.
132-1/2 La Porte Street
Arcadia, CA 91006
(626) 821-3450
Contact: Dennis Palmer Bid Price: $5,286.91
(*Bid price was not itemized. It was determined by unit cost as supplied by distributor.)
The technology committee determined that Aardvark Tactical, Inc. provided the best per unit price
and should be selected as the vendor for this project.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost to the city for this program should be based on the following figures:
Duty Weapons: $25,910
Leather Gear: $ 5.287
Total $31,197
Tax $ 2,418
Total $33,615
The payment for this purchase will be made utilizing the State Cops Grant Funds, previously
approved by Council action. There will not be any cost to the City of Seal Beach General Fund.
Mayor and Members of the City Council
Via: Keith R. Till, City Manager
Allocation of State COPS funds page 4. March 9, 2000
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Makes findings that the purchase of replacement in-service duty weapons with associated
leather gear is exempt from the formal bid procedure as defined in Section 2-28 of the City's
Municipal Code, which provides for purchasing of equipment greater than five thousand
dollars ($5,000). The recommended equipment is law enforcement sensitive. It would be
in the best interests of the City to limit the bidding to those vendors already contacted and
not to submit to an open,published bidding procedure.
2) Approves the purchase of the recommended equipment,fifty-five(55)Glock handguns,from
Glock Manufacturing for $25,910, with funds from the State Cops Fund: 1998/99 and
1999/2000.
3) Approves the purchase of forty-nine (49) holsters and magazine pouches from Aardvark
Tactical, Inc. for$5,287, with funds from the State Cops Fund: 1989/99 and 1999/2000.
Michael F. Sellers, Chief of Police
NOTED AND APPROVED:
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