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<br />""lit. <br />.~.~. <br />c",w<a'''>n,"-.., <br />~ <br /> <br />COMBINED AREAS STRATEGIC PLAN <br />FOR TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS <br /> <br />Weapons of Mass Destruction incidents. In the wake of the anthrax incident in 2001, URS assisted the US <br />Postal Service with the development of a nationwide emergency response plan and is currently assisting them <br />with coordination of response planning with local governments for the installation of Biological Detection <br />Systems in postal processing facilities. <br /> <br />Risk Assessmenl, Capability Assessment and Strategic Planning - URS has a long history of providing risk <br />assessment. capability assessment and strategic planning services to a wide variety of public. and private-sector <br />clients. <br /> <br />Significant Local Resources - Our Project Team is supported by 400+ local staff Given the extensive <br />coordination and data gathering that will be part of this project, our breadth of local staff gives us the resources <br />that will be needed to complete the project on an aggressive schedule. <br /> <br />Extensive Experience in multi-jurisdictional/discipline consensus building - As demonstrated by the San <br />Diego UASI project we have proven expertise in consensus building and collaboration. Recently. this expertise <br />was also fundamentally important in the development of multi-jurisdiction hazard mitigation plans for <br />numerous jurisdictions in California. <br /> <br />Strategic Planning - URS has been developing strategic plans for a large range of clients for over 30 years. <br />Many of these plans include cost impacts, cost-benefit analysis andlor spending strategies. The table following <br />the text in this section presents a sample of the more recent and relevant plans prepared by URS. <br /> <br />In summary, URS has extensive breadth and experience to complete this project, meeting the desired <br />aggressive schedule. Out specific UASI experience for the San Diego UA has enabled us to understand and <br />solve issues, eliminating a learning curve for our team. Our familiarity and intimate understanding of the local <br />community will facilitate consensus-building and allow us to assist the City in developing a highly successful <br />Countywide Strategic Plan for Terrorism Preparedness. <br /> <br />URS <br /> <br /> <br />37 <br /> <br />ft' <br />