THE CITY OF NASHUA the Cate City"
Administrative Services
Purchasing Department
September 30, 2020
Memo #21-035
TO: Mayor Donchess
Finance Committee
SUBJECT: Purchase of MNVD Monocular Night Vision Devices utilizing 2019 Homeland Security Law
Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA) Grant
Please see attached communications from Karen Smith, Business Manager of the Police Department dated
September 15, 2020 for project specific details related to this purchase. Below please find a summary of the
purchase approval request:
Please see attached communications from Jonathan Ibarra, Superintendent of the Street Department dated
September 24, 2020 for project specific details related to this purchase. Below please find a summary of the
purchase approval request:
Item: MNVD Monocular Night Vision Devices
Value: $35,710
Vendor: Maxavision
Department: 150 Police Department
Source Fund: Grant
Ordinance: Pursuant to § 5-78 Major purchases (greater than $10,000) A. All supplies and contractual
services, except as otherwise provided herein, when the estimated cost thereof shall
exceed $10,000 shall be purchased by formal, written contract from the lowest
responsible bidder, after due notice inviting bids.
A competitive bidding RFP for this project was issued on March 18, 2020 and the following bids were received:
Vendor Location Bid Total Note
Apache Industries Springerville, AZ $2,000 A non-conforming bid received and necessitated
rejection due to disparity in device specification
quoted and incomplete bid received
USIQ Inc., Northbrook, IL 52,580 A non-conforming bid received and necessitated
rejection due to disparity in device specification
quoted
Kiesler Police Supply Jeffersonville, IN $3,531 A non-conforming bid received and necessitated
rejection due to disparity in device specification
quoted and incomplete bid received
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