Title
Authorization to Enter into Agreement with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration for Police Services (Transit Enforcement Unit) (Ordinance S-46505)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), for the TSA Certified Explosives Detection Canine Team Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Police Department has entered into similar agreements with the TSA National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP) for the past several years. The TSA certified explosives detection canine teams are available to promptly respond to transportation operating systems under the jurisdiction of the Phoenix Police Department, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the intent to provide maximum coverage during peak operation hours. The canine teams provide support for rail stations, airports, passenger terminals, and support facilities, through general or routine sweeps of terminals, vehicles, baggage, cargo, freight, aircraft, service equipment, support structures and critical infrastructure. The canine teams conduct training and other canine activities within the view of the public, providing a noticeable deterrent towards terrorist threats and other criminal activity.
In exchange for the deployment of three explosives detection canine teams to the Transit Bureau, spending at least 80 percent of their time in the transportation environment, the TSA will reimburse the Police Department $50,500 per team. Funding for the base year of performance is provided at the time of the award. Funding for years two through five will be provided via an agreement modification on an annual basis. The initial amount of the five year agreement is $681,750.
Contract Term
Funding period is July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025.
Financial Impact
The cost to the City is the remaining balance of personnel costs and in-kind resources.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department.