Approval to purchase twelve (12) DELL Rugged Laptop computers at a cost of $1,659.78 each for a total not to exceed $20,000.  The police department is proposing to piggyback the U.S. Communities Contract No. 43211500-WSCA-15-ACS, from Dell Computers, Round Rock, TX.

The Police Department requests approval to purchase twelve (12) Dell Rugged laptop computers.  The police department purchased and made several upgrades and/or enhancements to our surveillance camera systems and in-car video system.  This upgrades and enhancements exceed the capabilities of several of our older laptop models; thus, making these laptops obsolete.  The purchase of these laptops will help the police department keep pace with technology while making the officers on patrol more effective and efficient in the criminal investigations and crime prevention efforts.

Previously, the police department requested and been approved to purchase thirty-five (35) laptops in total.  The police department has purchase nine (9) laptops out of these thirty-five (35).  This request represents the purchase of the next twelve (12) laptops from funds provided by the Office of Juvenile Justices and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Restoring the Village Initiative grant. The remaining fourteen (14) laptops will be purchased after additional grant funding become available.

The purchase department has reviewed this request and found all information and justification to be correct.  It is on this basis its recommended that competitive procurement be waived and that the above item be treated as a "Piggyback" commodity under the U.S. Communities contract listed.

The police department recommends approval of this request.

The Police Department proceeds based upon alternative instructions given by the Commission.

Frank J. Amandro, Deputy Chief,

Kenny Norris, Deputy Chief; Anthony Maynard, Program & Grant Coordinator; and Laurie Aguila, IT Systems Administrator