Resolution No. 8862
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RESOLUTION NO. 8862
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S
PARTICIPATION IN THE QUARTERMASTER PROGRAM PROVIDED
BY FISCHER SAFETY AND AUTHORIZING ANY ACTION DEEMED
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN
SAID PROGRAM
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8 WHEREAS, the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) in the
9 Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice has entered into
10 an agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) , Defense Supply
11 Center Philadelphia (DSCP) to allow ODP's state and local grant
12 recipients to take advantage of equipment procurement services
13 ("Emergency Responder Equipment Purchase Program") through a Prime
14 Vendor Program and other logistic support programs to expedite
15 equipment purchases using grant funds; and
16 WHEREAS, the Prime Vendor Program contracts have already been
17 competitively bid and are reviewed and audited on a regular basis by
18' DSCP for pricing, customer satisfaction and delivery; and
19 WHEREAS, the Emergency Responder Equipment Purchase Program
20 provides the City with the opportunity to procure commercially
21 available emergency response equipment using vendors and other support
22 programs that would enable the City to purchase equipment and services
23 at competitive bid prices under the terms and conditions of a vendor
24 contract; and
25 WHEREAS, Fisher Scientic Co., L.L.C. ("Fisher") is a DSCP
26 Prime Vendor under ODP!DLA/DSCP Contract No. SP0500-04-DBP20 (the
27 "Contract"); and
28 WHEREAS, the City desires to purchase equipment and services
1 from Fisher under the Contract to take advantage of competitive bid
2 prices under the terms and conditions of the Contract; and
3 WHEREAS, Fisher Safety, a division of Fisher, has developed a
4 Quartermaster Program, a web-based end-to-end procurement program, to
5 streamline procurement and provide purchasing controls, tracking and
6 reporting features that would allow the City to view its grant
7 allocation balance, place orders for equipment and have its request
8 reviewed by the state for approval, thereby expediting the purchase and
9 receipt of equipment and services to address the needs of first
10 responders and administrators; and
11 WHEREAS, City staff have recommended that the City
12 participate in the Quartermaster Program and utilize the Prime Vendor
13 Program under the Emergency Responder Equipment Purchase Program which
14 would allow the City to issue purchase orders to DLA for products and
15 services from Fisher; and
16 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council to approve all
17 purchase orders prior to their submittal through the Quartermaster
18 Program.
19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
20 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
21 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
22 finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
23 and correct.
24 SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
25 authorizes the City's participation in the Quartermaster Program and
26 the Emergency Responder Equipment Purchase Program and authorizes the
27 Acting City Clerk, or his designee, to execute any and all documents
28 necessary and to perform such other acts and deeds as may be necessary
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2 implement the City's participation in the Programs.
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SECTION 3:
The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
4 authorizes the Finance Director, or his designee, to purchase the
5 equipment and services from DLA with Fisher supplying the products or
6 services under ODP/DLA/DSCP Contract No. SP0500-04-DBP20 by issuance
7 of a purchase order, subject to the City Council's approval of all
8 orders prior to their submittal through the Quartermaster Program.
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SECTION 4:
The Acting City Clerk of the City of Vernon
10 shall certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and
11 thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
12 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of September, 2005.
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BR E V MALKENHORST, JR.,
Acting City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, JR., Acting City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 8862, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City
of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on
Wednesday, September 21, 2005, and thereafter was duly signed by the
Mayor of the City of Vernon.
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