Title
Contract with Arizona Search Dogs, Inc. for Canine Urban Search & Rescue Services (Ordinance S-43575)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Arizona Search Dogs, Inc. for canine urban search and rescue services. Authorization is also requested for the City Controller to disburse funds.
Report
Summary
The contractor, Arizona Search Dogs, Inc., will support the continued development and maintenance of the Canine Search Specialist component of Arizona Task Force One (AZ-TF1), one of 28 Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) task forces funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to maintain a national US&R capability.
Arizona Search Dogs, Inc. will maintain a minimum of six certified DHS/FEMA National US&R Response System Canine Search dogs that are paired and certified with an AZ-TF1 handler, for response to emergency and disaster sites with AZ-TF1 within four hours of activation.
Without these canine urban search and rescue certifications, Phoenix Fire would be ineligible to receive various federal grant funds.
Contract Term
This request is for a maximum of five years, with the initial three-year term of the contract from approximately July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020, and two one-year options through June 30, 2022.
Financial Impact
Per the contract terms, the aggregate five-year cost shall not exceed $245,000. Funds for this service are included in the Fire Department's operating budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Fire Department.