S80-E32456 T – Approve the purchase of Ford Police Interceptors through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) in the total amount of $10,444,006.50 for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of various departments.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of Fleet Management and the Interim Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase of twenty-one (21) hybrid Ford Police Interceptors and two hundred and four (204) gas Ford Police Interceptors through the Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) in the total amount of $10,444,006.50 for the Houston Police Department and Houston Airport System and that authorization be given to issue purchase orders to the TIPS contractor Silsbee Ford. These vehicles will be used by Department personnel to provide services to the citizens throughout the City. The funding for these vehicles is included in the FY2023 Capital Improvement Plan.
These vehicles in the proposed Ford Police Interceptor package have been vetted and approved by the Fleet Management Department.
This recommendation is made pursuant to subsection 271.102(c) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides that "a local government that purchases goods or services from a cooperative purchasing program or organization satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services.”
M/WBE Subcontracting:
Zero-percent goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt for the City's Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal or Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2023 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Jedediah Greenfield,
Interim Chief Procurement Officer
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Department Approval Authority
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Estimated Spending Authority
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Department
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FY2023
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Out Years
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Total
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Houston Police Department
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$9,478,962.00
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$0
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$9,478,962.00
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Houston Airport System
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$965,044.50
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$0
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$965,044.50
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TOTAL
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$10,444,006.50
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