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City Council Memorandum City °JArts &Innovation IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: AUGUST 16, 2022 FROM: RIVERSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF 45 BALLISTIC VEST SYSTEMS FROM TYR TACTICAL LLC OF PEORIA, ARIZONA IN THE AMOUNT OF $131,025.95 ISSUE: Approve the purchase of 45 ballistic vest systems for the Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics Team from TYR Tactical, of Peoria, Arizona, in the amount of $131,025.95. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the purchase of 45 ballistic vests for the Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics Team from TYR Tactical, of Peoria, Arizona, in the amount of $131,025.95. BACKGROUND: The Riverside Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team is a highly trained unit that tackles situations beyond the capability of conventional police forces. The SWAT team is called in when an incident presents significant risk to law enforcement officers or the public. These incidents include high risk search warrants, barricaded subjects, hostage rescue and suicidal subjects. During these critical incidents, members of the SWAT team are placed in situations where they may be faced with armed subjects with high caliber rifles or handguns for extended periods of time. Therefore, it is necessary for all SWAT Team members to be equipped with ballistic vests that are lightweight, comfortable and provide a high level of ballistic protection. On April 24, 2018, the City Council approved the purchase of 40 ballistic vests for the Police Department's SWAT Team from TYR Tactical, of Peoria, Arizona, in the amount of $62,764.65 in accordance with Purchasing Resolution No. 23256, Section 602(c). The ballistic plates were purchased separately from Boydd Products, Inc., of Riverside, California in March of 2018 in the amount of $16,530. The current set of ballistic vests are set to expire in early 2023. It is estimated to take up to eight months for the Department to receive the replacement ballistic vest systems required for the SWAT Team.