Title
Arizona Task Force One Uniforms and Clothing - Requirements Contract - IFB 19-090 (Ordinance S-45850)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with International Corporate Apparel, Inc. to provide the Fire Department with Arizona Task Force One (AZ-TF1) clothing. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to these items. The aggregate contract value will not exceed $348,050.
Report
Summary
The City of Phoenix is the sponsoring agency for Arizona Task Force One (AZ-TF1), a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force. Per the requirements in the FEMA/US&R Cooperative Agreement and in accordance with the FEMA/US&R Program Office, the City agrees to maintian a cache of equipment, which includes uniforms and AZ-TF1 clothing for the Fire Department. The department is one of 28 national US&R response system task forces that can rapidly deploy skilled personnel and state-of-the-art equipment to sites of natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and building collapses. The Fire Department must maintain standardized equipment, including uniforms, for deployment to national incidents at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Procurement Information
IFB 19-090 was conducted in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10. Three offers were received by the Procurement Division on Jan. 25, 2019. The Deputy Finance Director recommends that the offer from International Corporate Apparel, Inc. be accepted as the most responsive and responsible bidder, which is the most advantageous to the City.
Contract Term
The five-year contract term will begin on or about July 1, 2019 and end on or about June 30, 2024.
Financial Impact
The expenditures against this contract shall not exceed the aggregate amount of $348,050. Funds are available in the Fire Department's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Fire Department.