TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Service Wear Apparel Uniform Contract
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
Title
Consider authorizing the General Manager to enter into a one-year agreement with two (2) one-year options with Service Wear Apparel.
Body
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - High-Performing Workforce
Initiative - Service Quality
This service provides the District with high quality professional uniforms for its bus operators. It is essential to the level of service and the overall perception of the District that the uniforms be extremely high quality.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The total expected cost for Service Wear Apparel is estimated at $809,670 per year or $2,429,010 during the total 3-year contract and will be included in the annual operating budget.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
In 2017, the District entered into a three (3) year contract with Service Wear Apparel (SWA) to provide uniforms for bus operators, dispatchers, and supervisors. This contract was based on the solicitation and resulting agreement awarded by Region 4 (State-wide Texas Educational Organization) and the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance/The Cooperative Purchasing Network (National IPA/TCPN).
On April 28, 2021, the Board approved a one (1)-year single-source contract (SR 16-057c) allowing the District time to gather more information from the operators regarding their evolving uniform needs and potentially source these services from the open market. This current contract with Service Wear Apparel will expire on October 31, 2022. This contract superseded the agreement from 2017 (mentioned above). This interim contract allowed the Transportation Department time to finalize the operator and supervisor uniform satisfaction survey which was reviewed by the Uniform Committee. Based upon the feedback from the survey, Service Wear Apparel took a proactive approach to address concerns. ...
Click here for full text