Title:
Title
Suspend Competitive Bidding and Authorize Request for Proposal Process for the Purchase of Safety Barriers and Barrier Trailers (Two-Thirds Vote Required)
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01821
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) suspending competitive bidding in the best interest of the City; and 2) authorizing issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit vendors to provide proposals for safety barriers and barrier trailers.
Contact: Neil Cybulski, Police Lieutenant, (916) 808-0714; Craig Mohar, Program Manager, Homeland Security Division, Police Department; Alison Kerstetter, Program Specialist, (916) 808-1163; Mark Stevens, Fleet Manager, (916) 808-5869, Department of Public Works
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: After September 11, 2001, federal homeland security assistance expanded with the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No. 107-296), which established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). One of the highest funded DHS grant programs is the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), which allocates funding to the nation's largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) based on relative risk. The purpose of this grant funding is to assist high-risk urban areas in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism.
In accordance with the federal grant guidance, the California Office of Emergency Services administers the UASI funding at the state level. The Sacramento MSA includes the four-county region comprised of Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado, and Placer counties. As the UASI grant recipient of behalf of the City of Sacramento, the Police Department manages UASI funding through its Regional Office of Homeland Security. The Regional Office of Homeland Security includes a multidisciplinary Urban Area Working Group (UAWG) that provides advisory policy guidance. Working wit...
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