This contract is for the procurement of portable radios from Motorola in an amount not to exceed $225,000. This contract will be used by Innovation + Technology Services Department’s Mobile Services to purchase radios for the Savannah Police Department to replace radios that are aging and have fallen out of production. This purchase helps to ensure that our officers operate in the safest environment that can be provided. The Radio Replacement Fund intends to maintain a level of currency in the Public Safety fleet by replacing a small number of radios yearly. The older radios are then repurposed and reprogrammed for use by the various Public Works departments, so they do not need to purchase radios. These 30 radios represent less than 5% of the non-fire Public Safety radios in the City. This is the only portable radio series that supports Motorola’s enhanced data which is used to geo-locate officers by utilizing the radio’s built-in GPS receiver and are the only radios which can be remotely programmed via Motorola’s over-the-air program. 

Per section 2-4154 of the City’s Purchasing Ordinance, the City may purchase goods or services through the use of a state contract. The contract used for this procurement is a State of Georgia contract # 99999-SPD-NVPWA06913-0004 for Public Safety Two-Way Radios. It was competitively bid by the State of Georgia and expires on March 31, 2023. Delivery: As Requested. Terms: Net 30 days.

The vendor is:

S.C.           Motorola Solutions (Chicago, IL) (D)           $225,000

(D) Indicates Non-Local Owned, Non-DBE Business.

Approval