Title
Resolution Determining TSI Incorporated to be the Only Source Practicably Available From Which to Procure Testing and Calibration Services for SCBA Equipment and Authorizing the Negotiation and Execution of a Purchase Contract with TSI Incorporated as “Sole Source”
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
Hampton Division of Fire & Rescue (HDFR) has chosen MSA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) as the breathing air equipment to replace its current aging SCBA. In researching the replacement the SCBA equipment, HDFR also looked at different Fit Testing machines to be compatible with the new SCBA equipment. TSI Model 8038 PortaCount Respirator Fit Tester is the SCBA testing machine of choice for HDFR. TSI is the sole source manufacturer and calibration service of the referenced Model. TSI has no distributors for this product.
Discussion:
TSI's calibration system meets ISO 9001:2008 (which introduces a quality management system that creates a more efficient, effective operation, including cost containment and savings and increases customer satisfaction and retention) and complies with ISO 10012:2003 (provides guidance for the management of measurement processes and metrological confirmation of measuring equipment used to support and demonstrate compliance with metrological requirements); TSI performs calibrations and certifies that the instrument conforms to the original manufacturer's specifications and have been calibrated using standards whose accuracies are traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This testing device insures that all parts of the SCBA gear is accurately tested to provide safety to our firefighters while fighting fires throughout the City of Hampton.
Impact:
The desired outcome of purchasing from TSI Incorporated is to provide an excellent SCBA fit testing device and periodic calibration services for the device. In accepting this vendor as a sole source in order to procure the desired SCBA fit tester, the safe...
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