REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 23, 2025
FROM
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Purchase Order for Load Bearing Vests and Accessories
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve the issuance of a Purchase Order to Galls, LLC, in the amount of $4,769,599 for the provision of 2,250 Load Bearing Vests and accessories manufactured by Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.
2. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute change orders to the Purchase Order with Galls, LLC, as specified in Recommendation No. 1, as long as the total aggregate amount of such change orders does not exceed $476,960 or 10% of the original Purchase Order.
3. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to post adjustments to the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator's 2025-26 budget, as detailed in the Financial Impact section (Four votes required).
(Presenter: Carolina Mendoza, Chief Deputy Director, 387-0640)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Department) is requesting the use of additional Discretionary General Funding in the amount of $3,414,100 for the purchase of 2,250 Point Blank Enterprises, Inc. (Point Blank), Load Bearing Vests (LBV) and accessories from Galls, LLC (Galls). The Department set aside the funding in their 2024-25 budget, however, due to the necessary rigorous evaluation process of the vests and accessories samples, the Department was unable to complete the purchase prior to fiscal year-end. As a result, the $3.4 million set-aside for the purchase was returned to the General Fund. Additionally, the Departmen...
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