Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) # T0790 Firefighter Protective Clothing and Equipment, and their authorized distributors
Purpose: Amending Resolution 7R1-i adopted on November 14, 2022.
Entity Names/Addresses:
All Hands Fire Equipment- PO Box 1245, Wall, NJ 07719
Continental Fire & Safety Inc- 2740 Kuser Road, Hamilton, NJ 08691
Draeger Inc- 3135 Quarry Road Telford, PA 18969
Elkhart Brass- 1302 West Beardsley, Elkhart, IN 46514
ESI Equipment Inc- 119 Keystone Drive, Montgomeryville, PA 18936
Fire-Dex LLC- 780 S. Progress Drive, Medina, OH 44256
Firefighter One LLC- 34 Wilson Drive, Sparta, NJ 07871
HAIX North America- 2320 Fortune Drive Suite 120, Lexington, KY 40509
Stanfields, LTD- 1 Logan Street, PO Box 190, Truro NS B2N 5C2 Canada
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,000,000.00
Funding Source: NW051-G22-ARP2L-71280-B2022, NW051-G22-P22D0-71280-B2022, NW051-G22-P23K0-71280-B2023, NW051-G24-(FY24 UASI Grant Codes to be determined)
Contract Period: Upon approval by the Municipal Council through June 14, 2025, inclusive of any extensions by the State
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( X ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This resolution will enable previously authorized funds for firefighter protective clothing and equipment to be encumbered from accounts not authorized by Resolution 7R1-i adopted on November 14, 2022.
body
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2022, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R1-i (“Original Resolution”) authorizing the City of Newark (“City”), through its Interim Purchasing Agent, to utilize State Contract(s) T0790 Firefighter Protective Clothing and Equipment to enter into contracts with All Hands Fire Equipment- PO Box 1245 Wall, NJ 07719, Continental Fire & Safety Inc- 2740 Kuser Road Hamilton, NJ 08691, Draeger Inc- 3135 Quarry Road Telford, PA 18969, Elkhart Brass- 1302 West Beardsley Elkhart, IN 46514, ESI Equipment Inc- 119 Keystone Drive Montgomeryville, PA 18936, Fire-Dex LLC- 780 S. Progress Dr. Medina, OH 44256, Firefighter One LLC- 34 Wilson Drive Sparta, NJ 07871, HAIX North America- 2320 Fortune Drive Suite 120 Lexington, KY 40509, and Stanfield’s LTD- 1 Logan Street, PO Box 190 Truro NS B2N 5C2 Canada for the purchase of firefighter protective clothing and equipment for a contract amount not to exceed Three Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,000,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the Original Resolution authorized funds to be encumbered from a specific account/accounts (“funding sources”); and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety, Fire Division wishes to amend the Original Resolution to make available additional funding sources to fund purchases authorized by that Resolution;; and
WHEREAS, other provisions of the Original Resolution will remain unchanged, including the original not-to-exceed contract of Three Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,000,000.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. Resolution 7R1-i adopted on November 14, 2022 authorizing the Purchasing Agent to utilize State Contract(s) T0790 Firefighter Protective Clothing and Equipment to purchase firefighter protective clothing and equipment from All Hands Fire Equipment- PO Box 1245 Wall, NJ 07719, Continental Fire & Safety Inc- 2740 Kuser Road Hamilton, NJ 08691, Draeger Inc- 3135 Quarry Road Telford, PA 18969, Elkhart Brass- 1302 West Beardsley Elkhart, IN 46514, ESI Equipment Inc- 119 Keystone Drive Montgomeryville, PA 18936, Fire-Dex LLC- 780 S. Progress Dr. Medina, OH 44256, Firefighter One LLC- 34 Wilson Drive Sparta, NJ 07871, HAIX North America- 2320 Fortune Drive Suite 120 Lexington, KY 40509, and Stanfields LTD- 1 Logan Street, PO Box 190 Truro NS B2N 5C2 Canada for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of Three Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,000,000.00) is hereby amended to authorize purchases thereunder to be encumbered from the following additional Accounts: NW051-G22-ARP2L-71280-B2022, NW051-G22-P22D0-71280-B2022, NW051-G22-P23K0-71280-B2023, NW051-G24-(FY24 UASI Grant Codes to be determined. These accounts shall be in addition to any funding sources authorized by Resolution 7R1-i adopted on November 14, 2022.
2. The original not to exceed contract amount of Three Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,000,000.00) which was authorized by Resolution 7R1-i adopted on November 14, 2022 and all other provisions of that Resolution shall remain unchanged.
3. The Municipal council hereby ratifies the authority granted hereunder back from the date of the adoption of this amending Resolution to November 14, 2022.
4. The Qualified Purchasing Agent, QPA, shall file a copy of this Resolution and the duly executed copy of the contract in the Office of the City Clerk.
5. If required by State Law, the City Clerk shall provide the appropriate notice of the award of this contract to the State Comptroller, no later than twenty (20) business days following such award, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:15C-10 and the Notice of the Office of the State Comptroller dated May 7, 2008.
STATEMENT
This Resolution amends Resolution 7R1-i adopted on November 14, 2022 by providing additional funding sources to the total contract amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00. This Resolution is ratified back to November 14, 2022. All other provisions of Resolution 7R1-i adopted on November 14, 2022 shall remain the same.