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SAFEWARE, INC
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For $61,745.00 in payment authority to purchase Bomb Protective Suits and Helmets for the Phoenix Police Department (PPD) utilizing funding from the FY 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. The PPD's current inventory of bomb suits have expired or are set to expire soon. The PPD has ten full time Bomb technicians who must wear specialized protective suits while approaching suspected explosive devices. The PPD's Bomb Squad is the largest full-time bomb squad in the State of Arizona. The Bomb Squad is responsible for providing trained personnel and equipment necessary to handle and dispose of improvised explosive and incendiary devices, old explosive chemicals, to handle or investigate bombs, bomb threats and to conduct post bomb scene investigations. All these incidents require the use of specialized equipment to mitigate hazards to the community as well as first responders.