HomeMy WebLinkAbout22M - SATELLITE INTERNETREQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
JULY 6, 2009
TITLE:
CONTRACT AWARD FOR SATELLITE
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY
(BID SPEC. 09-039)
APPROVED
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CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
Award a contract to Mobil Satellite Technologies to provide satellite
Internet connectivity for command vehicles based upon the General Services
Administration (GSA) contract in an amount not to exceed $196,000.
DISCUSSION
The United States Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants and
Training has developed the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)funding
program. This initiative was designed to enhance the domestic
preparedness of urban areas by ensuring that all emergency first
responders have adequate appropriate equipment to prevent, respond to, and
recover from acts of terrorism. Santa Ana has been designated as an Urban
Area Core City for the fifth year. The City of Santa Ana has fiscal
responsibility for the FY 07 grant for the Santa Ana/Anaheim Urban Area,
which encompasses the 34 jurisdictions in Orange County.
Over the course of the last three (3) years, UASI has funded, either
partially or in full, the purchase of a fleet of mobile command post
vehicles for the Operational Area. The vehicles are strategically placed
throughout Orange County and are equipped with public safety 800MHz radio
systems, cellular services, and consumer-level data services via Wi-Fi.
To support reliable communications during a human-made or natural
disaster, redundant communications - including plug-in landline phones,
cellular air cards for data connectivity, and a plug-in capability to
secure data via a building - were considered. However, during an
emergency, public communication entities have proven to be untrustworthy
and susceptible to system overload and wide-spread failures.
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Contract Award for Satellite Internet Connectivity
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As a result of this inherent vulnerability and inadequacy, the Orange
County Mobile Command Post Committee (OCMCPC), consisting of member
agencies from Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Cypress, Los
Alamitos, Seal Beach, Irvine and Anaheim, and the Orange County Sheriff's
Department, agreed that the most reliable means for voice and data service
redundancy is to utilize satellite data and voice-over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) .
The GSA contract with Mobil Satellite Technologies for satellite internet
connectivity allows Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies to
utilize federal contracts to purchase products and services related to
Homeland Security on GSA Advantage. Mobil Satellite Technologies contract
number GS-35F-0037U meets the requirements of the various member agencies
and staff recommends Council approval of the action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the FY 2007 UASI Grant Fund account (no. 125-337-
6641-37112).
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Chief of Police Executive Director
Finance & Mgmt. Services Agency
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