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Clay County OKs sole‑source purchase of grappler pursuit bumper for sheriff's fleet
Summary
The commission approved a sole‑source purchase of a grappler bumper and training for the sheriff’s office, citing safety benefits over stop sticks; the purchase was described as a sole‑source procurement totaling a little over $16,000 for two bumpers, training and replacement nets.
The Clay County Commission voted unanimously Sept. 25 to approve a sole‑source purchase of a grappler pursuit bumper for the Clay County Sheriff's Office and funding to train local instructors to use and teach the device.
"The grappler... is the only vendor that we can get this product from, which is why we are asking for approval as a sole source vendor," Captain Amy Agderian of the Clay County Sheriff's Office told the commission during a presentation that included demonstration video. "Looking at it from a risk management standpoint... other departments in the county see that this could really be beneficial."
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