Subject: S12-E25563 - Approve the purchase of regional hazard analysis and emergency planning support services through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) for a total amount not to exceed $73,577.64 for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the City Purchasing Agent recommend that City Council approve the purchase of regional hazard analysis and emergency planning support services, in the total amount of $73,577.64, through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with H-GAC and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order to the H-GAC contractor, CNA.
On June 1, 2012, the US Department of Homeland Security issued guidance requiring the nation’s 31 highest threat urban areas to complete a “Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment” (THIRA). Per this guidance, updated THIRAs are due from the identified high risk threat areas by the end of each calendar year. CNA supported the initial development of the 13-county Houston-Galveston Council region’s THIRA and have continued ongoing support efforts each subsequent year.
Deliverables will include but are not limited to:
1) Regional THIRA.
2) State Preparedness Report (SPR)
3) Development of a resource guide to support emergency operations in the greater Houston Region.
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 a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
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Calvin D. Wells, City Purchasing Agent Department Approval Authority Signature
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division