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Police Department <br />www.santa-ana.org/police <br />Item # 16 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />March 5, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Police Uniforms, Accessories, and Miscellaneous Equipment <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Agreements with Galls, LLC and L.N. Curtis & Sons for Police Uniforms, Accessories, <br />and Miscellaneous Equipment (General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute one-year agreements with the following vendors <br />for the purchase of police uniforms, accessories, and miscellaneous equipment for the <br />period of March 5, 2024 through March 4, 2025, with an option for a six-month <br />extension, for an aggregate amount not to exceed $600,000 (Core Agreement No. A- <br />2024-XXX): <br />•Galls, LLC – in amount not to exceed $300,000 <br />•L.N. Curtis & Sons dba Curtis Blue Line – in an amount not to exceed $300,000 <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />Click or tap here to enter text. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Police Department's Central Distribution Center (CDC) provides uniforms and <br />equipment to approximately 400 uniformed and field personnel. Uniforms and <br />equipment, including body armor, help identify Department personnel by assigned <br />duties, provide protection, and provide for a professional appearance. <br />New officers and employees are initially issued a full uniform, which consists of a duty <br />jacket, three shirts, two pants, leather gear, and a body armor vest (for field personnel). <br />Thereafter, uniforms are replaced on an annual basis (as requested) and the <br />replacement allowance consists of three shirts and two pants. Body armor is replaced <br />every five years. Special units, such as SWAT, Mounted Patrol, and K9 are issued <br />different uniforms specialized for each unit, but are replaced in a similar manner. In <br />addition, the Planning and Building Agency purchases uniform items for their field staff <br />members. <br />The City Council last approved agreements with Galls, LLC (Galls) and Goodies, LLC <br />on February 18, 2020 for a three-year term based on the results of a Request for <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 16 – 1 3/5/2024