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DEPARTMENT OF LAW <br />1200 COUNTY -CITY BUILDING <br />227 W. JEFFERsoN BLVD. <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Linda Martin, Clerk of the Board of Public W( rks <br />FROM: AshleyMills Colbom, Assistant City , ttomey�, ,, <br />DATE: November 26, 2018 <br />SUBJECT: TASER— Sole Source Special Purchase <br />On November 16, 2018, the South Bend Police Department submitted a request for the purchasing <br />of Axon TASER's to the Board of Public Works. Indiana Code § 5-22-10-13 states, "... a purchasing <br />agent may award a contract for a supply when there is only one (1) source for the supply and the <br />purchasing agent determines in writing that there is only one (1) source for the supply." Axon is the <br />sole provider of TASER brand products. See attadvd Exhibit A. Further, AXON is the only <br />manufacturer and supplier of these necessary products. Id There are no other products on the market <br />that are manufactured to meet the needs of police departments. The South Bend Police Department <br />has been utilizing Axon TASER products since 2003, at which time it was declared the sole supplier <br />of police grade TASERs. <br />