Title
Electronic Monitoring Products & Services (Home Detention Program) Contract - COOP 26-0080 Request for Award (Ordinance S-52234) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Sentinel Offender Services, LLC to provide Electronic Monitoring Products & Services for the Law Department. A cooperative contract was established by the State of Arizona under contract CTR073944. There is no financial impact to the City's General Fund.
Report
Summary
This contract is used by the Law Department's Home Detention Program to provide electronic monitoring as permitted by Arizona law and City code. This program is an ongoing, existing program that was authorized by the Phoenix City Council in 2004 (P.C.C. § 2-100) as an alternative to jail for many misdemeanor, first offenses, and first and second DUI offenses. Since its inception, this program has monitored over 16,000 offenders. The beneficial impact of this program allows the City to avoid incurred costs that is otherwise required when offenders are housed in a jail/detention facility.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, standard competition was waived as a result of an approved Determination Memo based on the following reason: Special Circumstances Alternative Competition. The City has a contract (156439) via a cooperative agreement. The Department is requesting to move from the current contract as the underlying master agreement is expired and enter into a new agreement under contract CTR073944 to avoid interruption of services.
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about September 3, 2025, and will continue through December 13, 2026, with four one-year options to extend.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the City's General Fund and all financial responsibility is directly between the offender and Sentinel Services, LLC.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Jeffrey Barton and the Law Department.