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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Emergency Management & Regional Security
Vendor: Meridian Rapid Defense Group LLC, Pasadena, California
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Portable Vehicle Impact Devices - Meridian barriers and trailers
Contract Value: $442,394.57
Contract period: 1/1/2025-11/30/2025 with one (1), 10-month renewal option
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2025 $442,394.57
Accounts: 11900.1265.53967.560156; 11900.1265.54214.560156
Contract Number(s): 2406-07250
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Department of Emergency Management & Regional Security requests authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute a contract with Meridian Rapid Defense Group LLC for Portable Vehicle Impact Devices. Meridian barriers would be used by the Department of Emergency Management & Regional Security (EMRS) and its public safety stakeholders to mitigate potential and growing threats to public safety; specifically, acts of terrorism and/or targeted violence against residents and visitors attending large-scale public events, or to temporarily enhance physical protective measures to protect Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) located within Cook County. These anti-vehicle barriers, which can be rapidly deployed using purpose-built, drop-deck trailers, which are included in this project request, would support EMRS' public safety stakeholders by providing a primary or backup security system for entry points, roadways, and perimeters to mitigate vehicle-borne threats to the public.
This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of the Cook County Procurement Code. Meridian Rapid Defense Group LLC was previously awarded a contract by the City of Chicago through an Invitation to Bid (IFB). Cook County wishes to leverage t...
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