Posting Language
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Authorize a contract for the rental of anti-vehicle barriers used to enhance pedestrian safety during downtown activities, special events, and emergency operations, staff training, and associated services, for Austin Police with Meridian Rapid Defense Group LLC d/b/a Meridian Rapid Defense Group Sales, LLC, for an initial term of two years with up to three one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,750,000. Funding: $29,167 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Police. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.
Client Department(s)
Austin Police.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $29,167 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Police.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Procurement Language:
Sole Source.
MBE/WBE:
Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract is for the rental of Archer 1200 anti-vehicle mobile barriers and deployment training for the barriers used by Austin Police to enhance pedestrian safety during downtown activities, special events, and emergency operations. These temporary, portable barriers are designed to protect people and critical infrastructure by stopping unauthorized vehicle access.
These crash-tested systems are designed to provide protection against vehicle-based threats. They have been rigorously tested and certified to the highest international standards for vehicle security and roadway safety, inclu...
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