Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carlos G. Bolanos, Sheriff
Subject: Agreement with Smith Strategics
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Smith Strategics for the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center for a term commencing November 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $239,000.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 11, 2022, through Resolution No. 078660, your Board approved the agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the distribution of FY 2021 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds for the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC), in the amount of $6,597,741, and for a term commencing November 1, 2021, through December 31, 2022.
On October 4, 2022, through Resolution No. 079226, your Board approved the First Amendment to the FY 2021 UASI grant agreement, increasing the amount to $7,628,991, and extending the term to May 31, 2023. The additional funds were approved to deliver standardized and specialized trainings and symposiums for domestic terrorism, domestic violent extremism prevention, and crime gun intelligence for law enforcement personnel and other participants operating in the NCRIC's area of responsibility.
On November 8, 2022, the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) approved the NCRIC's request for a noncompetitive procurement contract with Smith Strategics for a term commencing November 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $239,000. Smith Strategics will provide multiple deliveries of the following four courses for the NCRIC:
- Behavioral Threat Assessment: Preventing the Active Shooter
- Advanced Threat Assessment: Preventing Mass Casualty Attacks
- Domestic Violent Extremists
- Sovereign Citizen Extremists
DISCUSSION:
Smith Strategics is the only vendor authorized by the United States Department of Homeland Securit...
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