Explanation
Ordinance 1924-2011, passed on 11/16/11, authorized the acceptance of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Stalking Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (DOJ) and the appropriation of grant funds. This ordinance will authorize the City Attorney's Office to enter into a contract with Secure Investigative Solutions LLC for the services of a stalking investigator in accordance with the grant award and the expenditure of funds for services rendered under said contract.
The stalking investigator will work with a team of detectives and investigators to recognize, respond to, monitor, and investigate stalking and stalking-related cases, including arrest of offenders and victim service referrals.
The request to waive competitive procurement provisions is being made due to the nature of the grant award. The City is working in collaboration with several organizations under said grant agreement and Secure Investigative Solutions LLC is one of the partners. As a partner, Secure Investigative Solutions LLC was approved by the DOJ as the provider of a stalking investigator to work under said grant. DOJ does not require a contract be competitively bid for partner provided services.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding for this contract will come from the OVW Stalking Initiative Grant funds.
Emergency Designation:
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency to allow the funded activities to commence as soon as possible.
Contract Compliance Numbers:
Secure Investigative Solutions LLC 45-4454681-001 ACT expires 03/06/14
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to enter into a contract with Secure Investigative Solutions LLC for the services of a stalking investigator for the City Attorney's Office under the OVW Stalking Initiative Grant; to authorize expenditure of an amount not to exceed Twenty-two Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Dollars for services rendered pursuant thereto; to waive the competitiv...
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