Title
Dept/ Agency: Police
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Body Armor Replacement for Police Officers
Entity Name: Newark Police Department
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108
Grant Amount: $101,721.61
Funding Source: New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice/Body Armor Replacement Fund Program
Total Project Cost: $101,721.61
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: October 7, 2014 through October 6, 2019
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey State Legislature has appropriated funding under the State Body Armor Replacement Fund pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:17B-4.4 to provide for the purchase of body armor vests for eligible police officers in the State of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark is committed to ensuring the safety of its police officers in the performance of their duties; and
WHEREAS, on August 19, 2014, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of Police submitted an electronic application to the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice requesting funding (to be set by a pre-determined formula) from the FY2014 Body Armor Replacement Fund Grant Program for the purchase of body armor vests with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this application, the City of Newark Police Department has been awarded funding in the amount of One Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Sixty-One Cents ($101,721.61) from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, for the purchase of body armor vests, for the period commencing on October 7, 201...
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