22A - SPEC - SAFETY AND SUPPLY FOR ON-GOING HOMELAND SECURITY

Home Browse Search

Contract Award to Mallory Safety & Supply September 4, 2012 Page 2 PRND: Phase I of the three-phased PRND Project included the purchase of approximately 80 Portable Radiation Detectors (PRD's) which were issued to Terrorism Liaison Officers and personnel assigned to John Wayne Airport and the Disney Resort Area. This phase included the development of a draft PRND Annex or deployment/response policy. Phase I was completed in early 2012. Phase II includes the purchase of another 50 PRDs, as well as five covert backpacks, that will provide more sensitive detection equipment to the Operational Area's HazMat teams and the Orange County Health Care Agency. The increased sensitivity level for Isotope identification of the backpacks will aid investigations at mass gathering sites. The new PRD's will be distributed to first responders at Orange County Fire Authority, Orange County Health Care Agency and the cities of Anaheim and Huntington Beach. CIKR: The SAPD/Civic Center project began with the installation of a robust video camera system at police headquarters to harden and protect the perimeter of the facility. Phase I was completed in early 2012. Phase II will include the installation of approximately 25-30 cameras around the Santa Ana Civic Center, creating a similar network to what exists at police headquarters. The buildings and entities in the Civic Center are vital to the day-to-day operations of the City, State, and Federal governments. The Ronald Regan Federal Courthouse, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the US Marshalls and Customs, the California Appellate Court, the Orange County Criminal Courts building, and the Santa Ana City Hall are all located within the Santa Ana Civic Center. The cameras installed in this phase will connect into the police department's existing network, allowing for first-hand incident prevention, response, and management capability. TECC Training: Tactical Emergency Casualty Care is an on-going, one-day course whereby law enforcement officers from throughout Orange County are trained to render life-saving treatment during an emergency. Military and civilian care research indicates that the actions of first responders in an emergency are critical to increased survival rates for victims of traumatic injuries. The course has the approval of Peace Officer Standards and Training, the State Emergency Medical Authority, and the Local Emergency Medical Authority. At this training, officers are issued an Individual First Aid Kit which contains essential tools necessary to render aid. This course was originally piloted and developed using FY2009 UASI funds, and has become one of the most important and popular Homeland Security courses in the Orange County Operational Area. The equipment associated with each of these programs will be acquired under the contract with Mallory Safety & Supply, using the US Communities Government Purchasing Alliance. Santa Ana City Municipal Code Section 2-807 (d) authorizes the City to purchase from vendors who have been awarded the same type of purchase contract from any public agency utilizing a competitive bid process. Mallory Safety & Supply Company's contract was awarded for Public Safety and Homeland Security related equipment as a result of open competitive bidding by the 22A-2