Police Uniforms, Ballistic Shields and Fire Body Armor

The City of Tucson Police Department (TPD) and Tucson Fire Department (TFD) seek to establish an annual requirements contract for the purchase of formal uniforms, general uniforms, ballistic shields, and body armor vests for TPD and TFD personnel. Items may be picked up at the contractor’s place of business or shipped F.O.B. Destination, Freight Prepaid, to various TPD and TFD locations. TPD’s estimated annual usage is approximately $300,000.

Only approved uniforms and accessory items may be purchased by authorized TPD and TFD personnel. Orders will be placed on an as-needed basis. Vendors must be capable of providing both in-person and online web ordering, including employee account tracking for uniform orders and stipend balances.

Vendors may submit proposals for one or more categories. Submission to all groups is NOT required.

NATIONAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Axia Coop LLC (“Axia Cooperative” or “Axia”) is a national public sector cooperative purchasing organization. Axia works with respected leaders from the public procurement community to offer a growing portfolio of master agreements that leverage national volume to deliver savings, efficiency, and innovation for non-federal public sector agencies. Each agreement is publicly solicited by a lead agency utilizing the strictest of procurement standards. The resulting awards address the dynamic needs of today’s evolving market while providing both value and cutting-edge solutions. For more information about the contracting process, please visit axiacoop.org/contracting-process.

The City of Tucson has entered into an agreement with Axia Cooperative to facilitate the Request For Proposals (RFP) and act as the primary contracting authority for the term of the resulting contract(s). Resulting contract(s) is/are made available to other public agencies nationally for “piggybacking” through the Axia Cooperative purchasing program and authorized by various joint powers authority statutes, rules and regulations within each state and local jurisdiction.

While Axia Cooperative makes no guarantees as to exact quantities and/or purchase volume made by Participating Agencies, the estimated annual volume for purchases made nationwide through this contract category is $10,000,000. Please see Attachment C for more information regarding the Axia Cooperative purchasing program.