200 S. Anaheim Blvd.
Suite #620
Anaheim, CA 92805
Tel: (714) 765-5110
Fax: (714) 765-5288
www.anaheim.net
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
DATE: JULY 19, 2022
FROM: FINANCE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF BID FOR BINOCULAR NIGHT VISION
DEVICES
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): NO ITEM # 03
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, by Motion, accept the bid of TNVC dba Tactical Night Vision Company, in the amount of $1,755,776 plus applicable tax, for the purchase of 172 Binocular Night Vision Devices and the associated helmet mounts for use by several Orange County Joint Hazardous Assessment Teams (JHAT) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams, all in accordance with Bid #9597.
DISCUSSION:
Purchasing solicited bids from known suppliers and posted the bid on the City’s bid portal. Sealed bids were received by 2:00 p.m., June 21, 2022, from the following bidders, and were publicly opened immediately thereafter.
Bidders Bid Price
TNVC dba Tactical Night Vision Company $1,755,776.00
Redlands, CA
ProForce Marketing, Inc. $1,762,140.00
Prescott, AZ
LC Action Police Supply $1,876,673.08
San Jose, CA
Aardvark $1,882,565.80
La Verne, CA
Botach, Inc. $1,892,086.00
Las Vegas, NV
USIQ, Inc. $1,892,786.04
Northbrook, IL
Acceptance of Bid for Binocular Night Vision Devices
July 19, 2022
The Duty Expert $1,922,444.00
Carlsbad, CA
Maxa Beam Searchlights, Inc. $1,949,190.00
Jupiter, FL
Wisecom Technologies $1,980,485.40
Lanham, MD
Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds will be used to purchase 172 night vision devices and the associated helmet mounts for JHAT and SWAT from 14 Orange County Police agencies. These upgraded devices will provide the teams with white phosphor night vision goggles (NVG) technology, which allows users to see more features with more detail in lower, or no light conditions, with considerably more physiological efficiency than the current outdated green phosphor NVGs. The white phosphor NVG technology will enhance searches, detection, screening, and threat assessment. Per the Anaheim Police Department, the Binocular Night Vision Devices are not Military Equipment under California law and therefore are not encompassed by the City’s Military Equipment Policy.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Sufficient funds are available in the Police Department’s restricted Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant budget in Fiscal Year 2022/23. There is no local match requirement.
Respectfully submitted, Concurred by,
Barrick L. Bartlett Jorge Cisneros
Purchasing Agent Chief of Police