Item 15 - Agreement for Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Training Program

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CITY OF SANTA ANA EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES PURPOSE OF THIS RFP The City currently maintains a pool of qualified Contractors previously established as a result of a Request for Qualifications. Contractors provide these services on an on -call basis. ASAUA issues individual Purchase Orders for catalogued training courses and exercises on an as -needed basis. Purchase Orders are issued based on Contractor qualifications and cost. The purpose of this RFP is to identify qualified Contractors capable of delivering homeland security related training courses taught by subject matter experts and/or recognized professionals in the fields listed below and of developing and delivering a broad range of homeland security related exercises ranging from simple workshops to complex multi- discipline, and multi -agency full scale. As a result of this RFP, the ASAUA intends to award agreement(s) to one or more qualified Contractors per category/field. The proposed training courses and exercises must address the unique needs of a high - density, high -threat urban area and shall assist in building enhanced and sustainable capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. All training course and exercise subject matter must satisfy the Department of Homeland Security terrorism nexus prerequisite. The ASAUA allocates a set percentage of its annual United States Department of Homeland Security's Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant allocations to fund training and exercises. Once agreements have been executed for successful Proposers, the ASAUA stakeholders will review agency goals and identify training courses they desire to have delivered within the specified grant performance period. The ASAUA Training & Exercise Program Manager will work with the selected training providers to develop a course delivery schedule. ASAUA stakeholders will determine what types of seminars, workshops, drills, or exercises they desire during the specified grant performance period. There is no requirement that proposers submit responses that address both training courses and exercises. The proposer may submit responses that address only providing training courses, only providing exercises, or providing both training courses and exercises. The City is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) and Proposals from qualified firms to provide training courses and/or exercises at various locations within the ASAUA on an on - call basis in support of the following categories: 1. G-626: EOC Action Planning Training Courses PROJECT BACKGROUND Training courses and exercises requested through the ASAUA Homeland Security Regional Training and Exercise Program will be paid in part or in full with funding from the United States Department of Homeland Security's Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant. Funding from this grant is applied to homeland security related training, exercises, equipment, and projects in the ASAUA.