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CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS <br />• <br />The City of Santa Ana, on behalf of the Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban Area (ASAUA), is seeking a vendor <br />who can deliver an In-depth revision of our countywide ASAUA and Orange County Operational Area <br />(OCOA) Homeland Security Grants Strategy (Strategy). The 2018 ASAUA/OCOA Strategy Update <br />process will focus on updating the current strategy to align with the priorities, goals, and objectives <br />with current HSGP program and Federal guidelines. <br />The consultant would be responsible for reviewing the current strategy, conducting planning meetings <br />with ASAUA subject matter experts and stakeholders, and providing a revised strategy document that <br />incorporates the updated goals and objectives of the region in support of federal homeland security <br />program initiatives. <br />The requested revision will be paid in part or in full with funding from the United States Department <br />of Homeland Security's Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant. Funding from this grant is <br />applied to homeland security related training, exercises, equipment, and projects in the ASAUA. <br />The ASAUA is comprised of the County of Orange, 34 incorporated cities, and two universities with <br />a population of over 3 million people. The ASAUA has approximately 12,000 public safety <br />emergency responders from the fire service, law enforcement, and public health. UASI grant <br />management support is provided by the two largest cities in the ASAUA, Santa Ana and Anaheim. <br />These two cities alternate fiscal responsibility and administration of the UASI grant. <br />The Strategy is used by the ASAUA as a basis for proposing projects to be funded through <br />Homeland Security Grant Program dollars. It identifies countywide goals, objectives, and priorities <br />to streamline regional efforts and maximize organizational efforts in support of the National <br />Preparedness Goal (Goal) and the following five mission areas: to prevent, protect, mitigate, <br />respond to and recover from terrorist attacks and catastrophic natural disasters. It focuses on <br />addressing the Urban Area's target capabilities and sustaining robust programs in support of the <br />Whole Community approach. <br />Proposed revision should maintain, or build on, the following key components: <br />1. Purpose, Vision, Focus, and Coordination <br />II. Goals, Objectives, and Implementation Steps <br />Ill, Evaluation Plan for the Homeland Security Strategy <br />IV, Strategy Update Summary <br />City of Santa Ana — RFP 19-010 for Homeland Security Grants Strategy Update <br />Page 9 <br />