Procurement - On May 5" the procurement process began with the submission of a sole |
| source request to the State Procurement Office (SPO).
~~ | Qn June 15", the SPO denied the sole source request by stating that the Sig
_»..| P320 safety features were not sufficient to prove the need for a sole source
-| Justification. Although highly disappointed with the misguided SPO decision, the
= 4FTU rapidly submitted a restricted specification exemption request but
“., unfortunately, that too was denied.
.| On June 16", the FTU completed a third rewrite of the contract requesting an
- "| “Invitation for Bid” open source full competition for the Sig Sauer P320 or equal
- | listing the specific safety features deemed crucial for officer safety by the
“| Department as essential features.
| On June 29" the sealed bids were opened and the Department initiated a
> | contract for the Sig P320 as originally sought. The Department also initiated the
-.} procurement of 1230 cases of transition training ammunition, which affords each
| uniformed officer 550 rounds for transition training and qualification, including a
. | percentage for remediation. The ammunition selected was Sig Sauer Elite
| Performance Ammuntion, which permits the use of less expensive 115 grain
» 4 the 124 grain JHP used for duty.
“| purchasing new holsters and magazine pouches. The Safariland ALS/ SLS
| Level Ill Holster is the improved version of the Safariland SLS currently issued
- | to both Divisions. The 6360 ALS/SLS holster offers superior firearm retention
_.| FMJ rounds for training because of the similar muzzle velocity and trajectory of |
In addition to the P320 and Sig ammunition contracts, the Department is |
3 | and protects the officer from “gun grabs” if attacked. Again, officer safety is |
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