S30-L26077 - Approve an Ordinance authorizing the execution of an interlocal agreement with the Texas A&M Forest Service in an amount not to exceed $218,000.00 for training courses for the Houston Emergency Center.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Houston Emergency Center and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the execution of an interlocal agreement for training courses in an amount not to exceed $218,000.00 for a 36 month period with the Texas A&M Forest Service for the Houston Emergency Center in support of the Greater Houston and UASI Region.
Under the Interlocal Cooperation Contract, the Texas A&M Forest Service shall provide, upon request, to the City’s first responders eleven Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved all-hazard position specific courses. The courses that will be taught are listed below and will be used to train first responders who hold the same position as the title of the courses.
- All-Hazard Incident Commander. This is a 40-hour course designed to provide State, Tribal and Local-level emergency management and response personnel with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities and capabilities of an effective Incident Commander on an All-Hazard Incident Management Team.
- All-Hazard Planning Section Chief. This is a 32-hour course designed to provide State, Tribal and Local-level emergency management and response personnel with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities and capabilities of an effective Planning Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team.
- All-Hazard Logistics Section Chief. This is a 40-hour course designed to provide State, Tribal and Local-level emergency management and response personnel with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities and capabilities of an effective Logistics Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team.
- All-Hazard Communications Unit Leader. This is a 32-hour course designed to help participants establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the Communications Unit Leader in an all-hazards incident.
- Communication Technician. This is a 40-hour course designed to help participants who are responsible for managing a Strategic Technology Reserve (radio cache, mobile communications vehicle, or other deployable communications assets).
- All-Hazard Situation Unit Leader. This is a 32-hour course designed to help emergency management and response personnel establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the Situation Team Leader during an all-hazards incident.
- All-Hazard Resource Unit Leader. This is a 32-hour course designed to provide an overview of unit leader responsibilities, the planning section and the planning process to contextualize the resource unit for students unfamiliar with the planning process.
- All-Hazard Supply Unit Leader. This is a 32-hour course designed to help attendees establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the Supply Unit Leader in an all-hazards incident.
- All-Hazard Liaison Officer. This is a 16-hour course designed to provide State, Tribal and Local-level emergency management and response personnel with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities and capabilities of an effective Liaison Officer on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team.
- Public Information Officer. This is a 40-hour course designed to provide Local and State level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Public Information Officer in an all-hazards incident.
- All-Hazard Operations Section Chief. This is a 32-hour course designed to provide State, Tribal and Local-level emergency management and response personnel with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities and capabilities of an effective Operations Section Chief on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team.
All Texas A&M Forest Service instructors meet or exceed the requirements defined by DHS and the National Integration Center (NIC) for all-hazard position specific courses.
M/BWE Participation:
M/WBE Zero-Percent Goal Document Approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal or Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2017 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as required in the Financial Policy Ord. 2014-1078.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Department Approval Authority
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Estimated Spending Authority
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DEPARTMENT
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FY2017
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OUT YEARS
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TOTAL
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Houston Emergency Center
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$26,000.00
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$192,000.00
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$218,000.00
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