HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06052007 - C.103 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
Costa
FROM: Warren E. Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner
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DATE: May 14,2007
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to issue a bid notice for an armored
vehicle for the Office of the Sheriff-Coroner to be purchased with 2006 State Homeland Security
Grant funds.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to issue a bid notice for an armored vehicle for the Office
of the Sheriff-Coroner to be purchased with 2006 State Homeland Security Grant funds.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No County Costs. 100% of the cost of purchase will be paid through the 2006 State Homeland Security Grant.
BACKGROUND:
The Sheriffs Office does not have an armored vehicle. Vehicles currently used to transport response personnel,
such as the Mobile Multi-disciplinary Field Force (MMFF) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team,
are not ballistically capable of protecting occupants from direct fire, indirect fire, or blast effects, or for
detecting hazardous material effluence. Over the past seven months the Sheriffs Office has attempted to obtain
decommissioned"Peacekeeper" and high mobility multi-wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) through the Defense
Reutilization Management System (DRMS) at no or low cost. The "Peacekeeper", a vehicle formerly used by
the U.S. Air Force and decommissioned in the 1990's, cannot be found through DRMS. The HMMWVs (M-
998, M-1038) do not provide ballistic protection. The HMMWV M-1114 is not available through DRMS as it
is fielded and in short supply for the US military.
The armored vehicle the Sheriffs Office requests a Lenco Armored Vehicle BearCat. Several agencies in
California use the BearCat. Los Angeles County Sheriffs Office reports that the Lenco BearCat is their most
used armored vehicle because of its size and versatility. The BearCat can carry up to ten personnel, withstand
direct fire from up to 7.62mm caliber weapons, and it has the ability to withstand improvised explosive devises
and blast effects. Moreover, it features the ability to detect explosive gasses and radiation—key capabilities
required for responding to hazardous materials incidents.
The State Homeland Security Grant requires the local operational area have a grant coordinating committee.
This committee for the operational area that makes up Contra Costa County, is represented by the Sheriff s
Office, Health Services Department, Contra Costa County Fire District, San Ramon Fire District, and the City of
Walnut Creek. This committee, called the Gang of Five, approved recommending the purchase of the Lenco
BearCat. In accordance with grant regulations, the Sheriffs Office is requesting sole source purchase authority
from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security (OHS). If this purchase is approved by the Board of
Supervisors and OHS, the armored vehicle will be available across jurisdictions throughout the County. The
purchase of the Lenco BearCat will increase the capability of the Sheriffs Office and allied agencies in the
County to respond to hazardous materials incidents, violent incidents and hostage situations.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
-COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
PROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTIONOFBOA6D N APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT b'7C/ ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ,7
ATTESTED �s
JOHN LEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: TODD McCOWN,5_1553
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