Item 18 - Agreements for Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Training Agreements

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AGREEEMENT WITH UTILTITY RESPONSE TRAINING ASSOCIATES, AND CITY OF SANTA ANA TO PROVIDE ASAUA./UASI TRAINING THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on tis 19th day ofNovember, 2024 by and between Utility Response Training Associates, ("Contractor"), and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"). RECIT ALS A. OnDecemberl8,2023,TheCityissuedRequestforProposalsNo.23-188A(RFP)seeking proposals from qualified fiims and organizations to provide ICS-400 Advanced Incident Command System (ICS) course of instruction, on behalf of the Anaheim/Santa Aria Urban Area (ASAUA). T)"iis program is designed to provide tlie ASAUA's stakeliolders witli tlie regional training and exercises necessary to meet the goals and objectives set foith in the ASAUA's Homeland Security Strategy B. The United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, has developed ASAUA to enhance the domestic preparedness of urban areas by ensuring that first responders have adequate and appropriate equipment and training to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. ASAUA allocates a set percentage of its annual United States Department of Homeland Security's Urban Areas Secririty Initiative (UASI) grant allocations to fund training and exercises. Training courses and exercises requested tmough 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. C. Contractor submitted a responsive proposal that was selected by the City D. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Contractor represents that it is knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Contractor under this Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be expected from a professional consulting fiim in the field. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1.SCOPE OF SERVICES Contractor shall perfornn during the teim of this Agreement, the tasks and obligations including all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidental customary work required to fiilly and adequately complete the setavices described and set forth in Scope of Services - Exhibit A, provided in the RFP, attached hereto and incorporated by reference, attached hereto and incoiporated by reference. EXHIBIT 2