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CONSULTANT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 8t' day of September, 2009, by and between GTSI Corporation, a Virginia corporation (hereinafter "Consultant'), 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 (hereinafter "City "). RECITALS A. City, acting through the Santa Ana Police Department in its capacity as a Core City and lead agency for the Anaheim / Santa Ana Urban Area under the FY07 Urban Areas Security Initiative ( "UASI "), has applied for, received and accepted a grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security, which developed the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP) to provide Rinds to emergency first responders to improve interoperable emergency communications, including communications in collective response to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, by specifically providing funds for the creation of plans, protocols and procedures, hereinafter referred to as "the Grant ". B. The City desires to contract with an expert in the field of bringing the California Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (Ca1SIEC) Southern Planning Area (SPA) initiative into compliance, as appropriate, with the California State Communication Interoperability Plan, National Emergency Communication Plan and related communication interoperability national best practices and lessons learned. C. Consultant represents that they have the necessary skills and experience to provide assistance in developing such public safety interoperable communications. D. Consultant has submitted a Proposal which identifies the scope, tasks and general time lines for providing the services and the costs thereof. E. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Consultant represents that it is knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Consultant under this Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be expected from a professional consulting firm 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 . Consultant shall provide Administrative Planning Support, Professional Staff Planning Support, and Technical Planning Support as required to the Southern Planning Area in accordance with Consultant's Proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated by reference. All services required hereunder shall conform in all respects to standards for such public safety interoperable communications development issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Page 1 of 8 25P -3