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A resolution accepting the terms of a cooperative purchasing master agreement for public safety unmanned vehicle systems and associated services for the Department of Metropolitan Police.
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WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated ? 12-3-1205(b) allows the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County ("Metro") to participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of any goods, supplies, services, or equipment with one or more governmental entities outside this state; and,
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated ? 12-3-1205(b) allows Metro to participate in an out-of-state master agreement by adopting a resolution accepting the terms of the master agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent desires to participate in the master agreement between Sourcewell, a state of Minnesota governmental agency, and FLYMOTION, LLC, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein; and,
WHEREAS, Metro Council approved RS2024-250 accepting an Urban Ara Security Initiative grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to fund costs related to enhancing efforts to build, sustain, and deliver the capabilities necessary to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism; and,
WHEREAS, the FlyMotion robotic platform will be used in conjunction with the current robotic platforms used by the Metro Bomb Squad, and allow bomb technicians to operate the robot from a safe distance away to mitigate the threat; and,
WHEREAS, approval of the master agreement is in the best interest of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the master agreement between Sourcewell, a state of Minnesota governmental agency, and FLYMOTION, LLC, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from a...
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