IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of night vision equipment for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Steele Industries of Bradenton, FL, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 26-043, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $32,048.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 22386, August 31, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office has a need to purchase four (4) night vision goggles and mounts; and,
WHEREAS, the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing has solicited bids on Invitation to Bid No. 26-043 for the purchase of said equipment for use by the Sheriff’s Office; and,
WHEREAS, notifications were distributed and viewed and six (6) responses received and evaluated from the following:
BIDDERS
Steele Industries
Bradenton, FL
ACTinBlack US LLC
Fort Worth, TX
Con10gency Consulting, LLC
Beaverton, OR
GOVSMART, Inc
Charlottesville, VA
MaxaVision Technologies
Jupiter, FL
PAI Defense
Columbia City, IN
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1054.6 of the Jackson County Code, the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a contract for the furnishing of night vision equipment to Steele Industries of Bradenton, FL as the lowest and best bid received; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Sheriff and the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing that the Interim Director be, and is hereby, authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary to the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract, to the extent sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency have been made in the then current Jackson County budget.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 22386 of August 31, 2026, was duly passed on September 14, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________6___________ Nays _______0____________
Abstaining ______0_________ Absent _______2___________
Excused _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 013 4201 57192
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Sheriff’s Office
Safety Equipment
NOT TO EXCEED: $32,048.00
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Date Phil LeVota, County Executive