Background:
The City of Sunrise Leisure Services Department requires the ongoing purchase of athletic equipment and supplies to support various City-sponsored sports programs throughout the year. Registered participants pay a fee, and the City provides them with equipment necessary to participate in their respective sports. Also, as the equipment reaches its useful life or becomes damaged, it is required for them to be replaced. Some examples of purchases include: basketball supplies, baseball supplies, football supplies, uniforms, helmets, shoulder pads, and scorebooks.
Leisure has been using BSN Sports, LLC (BSN) for these types of products for over 9 years and find their products to be of high quality and their pricing to be comparable or better than other vendors. They have provided on-time delivery and satisfactory customer service.
Staff is recommending to establish a new Cooperative Agreement with BSN utilizing the Board of Directors of Region 4 Education Service Center (Awarding Entity) as lead agency for Omnia Partners, Public Sector, Contract No. R205101. This contract was competitively solicited and provides the City with access to a wide range of athletic equipment, supplies and team uniforms at discounted prices. The City has previously utilized a similar Omnia Partners, Public Sector contract with BSN for these goods. When comparing other available contracts, BSN provides a larger selection of items and a more complete list of products. BSN is providing the same discount range as the previous contract.
It is requested that the City Commission approve the purchase of Athletic, Physical Education, and Team Uniforms from BSN Sports, LLC utilizing the Board of Directors of Region 4 Education Service Center (Awarding Entity) as lead agency for Omnia Partners, Public Sector, Contract No. R205101.
Since these purchases will be made using an existing government contract, the City's formal bidding procedures are waived pursuant to Section 5-173(c)(4) of the Code of the City of Sunrise, Florida.