FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Laura Maravilla, Director of Human Resources
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GENERAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR SECURITY SERVICES
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
A. Approve a General Services Contract for Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. to provide Security Services, Specification No. S-2025-707BD, for an initial 13-month term with a total amount not to exceed $2,972,354 for the period beginning June 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with four one-year renewal options. Compensation for subsequent annual renewal options shall be a total annual amount not to exceed $2,743,711; and
B. Approve an annual contingency of $274,371 (10%) for the contract period and all remaining renewal periods.
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) utilizes a third-party firm to provide Security Services at both treatment plants, Headquarters, Mount Langley property, Warehouse Building, and the outlying pump stations. These services are intended to minimize risk and to protect people, critical infrastructure, and operations against threats of injury and loss or damage by criminal, hostile, or malicious acts.
OC San currently contracts with Universal Protection Service (DBA Allied Universal) for security services under Agreement No. S-2023-1429BD, which is set to expire May 31, 2026.
In October 2025, the Board of Directors approved a proposal evaluation criteria in anticipation of a Request for Proposal (RFP) process that was launched in December 2025, seeking qualified security firms. The approved changes to the criteria placed greater emphasis on comparable experience, officer screening and training requirements, and ensured alignment with OC San's performance expectations and risk mitigation requirements.
OC San received a total of 22 proposals, 20 of which were deemed responsive and evaluated by a panel of OC San staff. Following an independent review of the propo...
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