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~l't. ~~. ~:. COMBINED AREAS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS consistent with our collection requirements, any information we receive from the RTII will be used to assist in the target ranking strategy. In developing the strategy we understand that URS will be responsible for the following: . Utilizing the existing data to the maximum extent possible Collecting data and validating from jurisdictions and agencies Evaluating lhe data. conducting analysis and providing recommendations Preparing project documents Attending meetings at least weekly Completing the strategy in 120 days . . . We propose the following work plan and milestones to complete the project. Please note that this work plan reflects the lessons learned from our work on the San Diego UASI project. 2.3.3.2 Project Kickoff URS will prepare for and attend a project kickoff meeting. At this meeting we will discuss the overall project schedule, present our approach. lines of communication. review cycles and other expectations. We will also establish a schedule for regular meetings for the duration of the project as outlined in the Request for Proposal, identify a steering committee (or working group) that will be necessary to provide feedback at various milestones, and identify the protocol for communicating decisions made by the steering committee that will drive the progress of the project. It is anticipated that the meeting will last three hours. 2.3.3.3 Risk Assessment Threat Assessment The first step in the risk assessment will be to identify and characterize the pOlential threat elements (PTEs) and their ability to commit a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) attack using a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) device. This information will need to be provided by the law enforcement agencies. The RFP requests that PTE information contain specific details about their existence. history, intentions. motivalion and their WMD/CBRNE capability. An issue that will likely arise is that this information in normally kept by the FBI and joint terrorism task force UTTFl. and these entities treat this information as highly sensitive and confidential. In our experience, we should be able to collect non-specific information that would be adequate to convey a sense of the potential threat to the County. We will also compile information from law enforcement (LEI, fire services (FSI and hazardous materials response teams (HMI regarding the responses to suspected-CBRNE incidents in the county. We will breakdown these incidents by CBRNE type. It should be noted that based on our experience the suspected biological agent incidents will dominate the data due to the rash of white powder (suspected anthraxl incidents post 9/11. URS will develop a draft report section for review and comment and we will finalize this section incorporating comments received. URS 7