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EXHIBIT A-SCOPE OF SERVICES and COSTS RATES NATIONAL FIREARMS EXAMINER ACADEMY TRAINER SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT PURPOSE OF NFEA TRAINING ATF opened the National Firearms Examiner Academy (NFEA) in 1999 to provide training for entry-level firearms examiners from local,state and federal law enforcement agencies.This innovate academy is a collaboration with ATF's National Laboratory Center,the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE), and a private consultant to ensure new toolmark examiners receive proper training to work in this field. NFEA is currently the only national training program to provide a standardized training curriculum for education in firearms forensics. NFEA training spans four structured phases over a period of approximately two years.This training MUST be overseen by a senior Firearms Examiner, as required by the NFEA and ATF. ROCKY EDWARDS- ROCK FORENSICS Rocky Edwards retired as Santa Ana Police Department's Firearms Examiner in 2016, after twenty years of service to the Department and decades of experience as an expert in Firearms Investigations. He is certified by the United States Department of the Army to Conduct Forensic Examinations for Department of Defense as a Firearm &Toolmark Examiner and is a Distinguished Member of the Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE). He is qualified as an expert in California Superior Court in the areas of Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Examination as well as Shooting Reconstruction, in the US Federal Court system as an expert in Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Identification, and as a Forensic Firearm Examiner in all branches of the military and NATO Countries (Britain and Canada). Refer to attached CV for detailed information. TRAINING SERVICES-$250/hour Services include but are not limited to: 1. On-site, hands-on training regarding microscope comparison work,safe firearms handling, serial number restoration,firearms identification,forensic firearms equipment training and maintenance, forensic instrumentation, bullet examinations and comparisons, cartridge case examinations and comparisons,toolmark examinations and comparisons,terminal ballistics, shot patterns,gunshot residues, distance determinations, bullet path analysis, wound effects, lab quality control and quality assurance, court testimony, and any other related topics required by the NFEA training curriculum. 2. Review of NFEA participant's training materials, including required research papers, oral presentations, and case study work 3. Supervised Case Review to be completed during Phase 3 and upon completion of Phase 4, until independent case proficiency requirements are met by NFEA participant.