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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
This PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into
by and between the CITY OF FORT WORTH (the "City"), a home rule municipal corporation,
acting by and through Valerie R. Washington, its duly authorized Assistant City Manager, and THE
POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM, located at 1120 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 930
Washington, D.C., 20036, ("Contractor"), acting by and through Chuck Wexler, its authorized
representative. For purposes of this Agreement, the term Contractor shall include Contractor, its
authorized representatives, officers, employees, and instructors who provide services on Contractor's
behalf. The term City shall include its authorized representatives, officers, employees, and directors.
City and Contractor are each individually referred to herein as a"party" and collectively referred to as
the"parties."
1. SCOPE OF SERVICES
Contractor hereby agrees, with good faith and due diligence, to provide the City with professional
training services for Contractor's Integrated Communication,Assessment, and Tactics ("ICAT")training for
all Fort Worth Police Officers. Specifically, Contractor will perform all duties outlined and described in the
Scope of Services, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and is incorporated herein for all purposes, and
further referred to herein as the "Services." Contractor shall perform the Services in accordance with the
standards in the industry for the same or similar services. In addition,Contractor shall perform the Services in
accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations. If there is any conflict
between this Agreement and Exhibit"A",the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
2. TERM
This Agreement shall become effective upon execution of this Agreement by both parties("Effective
Date") and shall expire at 11:59 pm, Central Standard Time, on September 30, 2017 ("Expiration Date"),
unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement may be extended,
at the City's option for one additional ninety-day(90)term.
3. TERMINATION
3.1 Convenience.City or Contractor may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason by
providing ten(10)days written notice to the other party.
3.2 Breach. If either party commits a material breach of this Agreement, the non-breaching Party
must give written notice to the breaching party that describes the breach in reasonable detail. The breaching
party must cure the breach within ten(10)calendar days after receipt of notice from the non-breaching party,
or other time frame as agreed to by the parties. If the breaching party fails to cure the breach within the stated
period of time, the non-breaching party may, in its sole discretion, and without prejudice to any other right
under this Agreement, law, or equity immediately terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the
breaching party.
3.3 Fiscal Funding Out. In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated by the City in
any fiscal period for any payments due hereunder,the City will notify Contractor of such occurrence and this
Agreement shall terminate on the last day of the Fiscal period for which appropriations were received without
penalt • x ense to the City of any kind whatsoever,except as t the portions of the payments herein agreed
ds have been appropriated.
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3.4 Duties and Obligations of the Parties. In the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the
Expiration Date,the City shall pay Contractor for the trainings sessions actually rendered and completed prior
to the effective date of termination, and Contractor shall continue to provide the City with services requested
by the City and in accordance with this Agreement up to the effective date of termination.
4. COSTS
The City shall pay Contractor $18,961.14 per completed training session, with a total contract
amount not to exceed $284,417.10. The cost for each training session includes all of Contractor's fees, and
Contractor shall not receive any additional funds from City. The City shall not be liable for any additional
expenses of Contractor not specified in this Agreement. City agrees to pay all Contractor's invoices within
thirty(30) days of receipt of such invoice. Nothing herein shall be construed to require the City to request a
specified number of training sessions from Contractor.All payment from City to Contractor must come from
available funds appropriated for the purpose of funding this Agreement.
5. DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES.
The City shall be responsible for providing the classroom facilities and audio/visual equipment
needed by Contractor. Contractor agrees to provide the City a list of necessary audio/visual equipment
needed at least two (2) weeks prior to the start of Services. The City agrees to notify contractor of any
equipment that is not available within two days of receiving the Contractor's list of necessary equipment.
Contractor also agrees to provide the City with information regarding the classroom size necessary to conduct
the training at least two(2) weeks prior to the start of Services. Nothing herein shall be construed to require
the City to purchase any software,equipment,or other items requested by Contractor.
6. TRAINING SESSIONS
Training sessions shall consists of approximately one hundred (100) police officers per session.
The City may cancel or reschedule a training session without penalty or fee.The City will provide as much
notice as possible for any sessions that will be cancelled or rescheduled. The City will work with
Contractor to reschedule any trainings. Except as provided herein, the training sessions will take place as
further described in Exhibit"A."
7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
7.1 Contractor shall operate hereunder as an independent contractor and not as an
officer,agent,or servant or employee of City. Contractor shall have exclusive control of,and the
exclusive right to control,the details of the work and services performed hereunder,and all
persons performing same,and shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers,
members,agents,servants,employees,subcontractors,program participants,licensees,or invitees.
The doctrine of respondeat superior shall not apply as between City and Contractor,its officers,
members,agents,servants,employees,subcontractors,program participants,licensees,or invitees,
and nothing herein shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint enterprise between City
and Contractor. No federal,state,or local income tax,nor any payroll tax of any kind,shall be
withheld or paid by City on behalf of Contractor. Contractor shall not be treated as an employee
with respect to the services performed pursuant to this Agreement for federal or state tax purposes.
It is expressly understood and agreed that officers,members,agents,employees,subcontractors,
licensees,or invitees of Contractor and any program participants hereunder are not eligible for,
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and shall not participate in any employer pension,health,or other fringe benefit plan provided by
City.It is expressly understood and agreed that City does not have the legal right to control the
details of the tasks performed hereunder by Contractor its officers,members,agents,employees,
subcontractors,program participants,licensees,or invitees.
7.2 City shall in no way nor under any circumstances be responsible for any property
belonging to Contractor its officers,members,agents,employees,subcontractors,program
participants,licensees,or invitees,which may be lost,stolen,destroyed,or in any way damaged.
This section shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
8. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION.
CONTRACTOR SHALL BE LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL PROPERTY
LOSS,PROPERTY DAMAGE,AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY,INCLUDING DEATH,TO ANY
AND ALL PERSONS,OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER,WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED,
TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACT(S)OR OMISSION(S),
MALFEASANCE,OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF CONTRACTOR ITS OFFICERS,
AGENTS,SERVANTS,OR EMPLOYEES.
CONTRACTOR AGREES TO DEFEND,INDEMNIFY,AND HOLD THE CITY,ITS
OFFICERS,AGENTS, SERVANTS,AND EMPLOYEES HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND
ALL CLAIMS,LAWSUITS,ACTIONS,COSTS,AND EXPENSES OF ANY KIND,
INCLUDING,BUT NOT LIMITED TO,THOSE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS
(INCLUDING ALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO OWNER'S BUSINESS AND ANY
RESULTING LOST PROFITS)AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY(INCLUDING DEATH)THAT
MAY RELATE TO,ARISE OUT OF,OR BE OCCASIONED BY(I)CONTRACTOR'S BREACH
OF ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR(II)ANY
NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OFCONTRACTOR
ITS OFFICERS,AGENTS,ASSOCIATES,EMPLOYEES,CONTRACTORS(OTHER THAN
THE CITY),OR SUBCONTRACTORS RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT; EXCEPT THAT THE INDEMNITY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION
SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE SOLE NEGLIGENCE
OF THE CITY OR ITS OFFICERS,AGENTS,EMPLOYEES,OR SEPARATE
CONTRACTORS,AND IN THE EVENT OF JOINT AND CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OF
BOTH CONSULTANT AND CITY,RESPONSIBILITY,IF ANY,SHALL BE APPORTIONED
COMPARATIVELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A WAIVER OF THE CITY'S
GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY AS FURTHER PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF TEXAS.
CONTRACTOR shall require all of its subcontractors to include in their subcontracts a release
and indemnity in favor of City in substantially the same form as above.
This section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
9. ACCESS
The access granted to Contractor pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited to the property defined
as Premises in Section 1 of this Agreement. Instructors for Contractor shall be escorted by a City employee at
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all times while on Premises.The City employee escorting Contractor instructors must be authorized to access
Criminal Justice Information Services("CJIS")protected data. The parties acknowledge and understand that
the Premises contain one or more areas where CHS protected data is viewed, modified, and used.
Furthermore, the parties acknowledge that Federal and State law set forth the access requirements for CJIS
protected data. The parties agree to comply with all Federal and State law requirements regarding access to
CJIS protected data.
All instructors shall sign in and out at the front desk of Premises upon entry.Instructors shall carry a
valid photo ID while on Premises.
10. INSURANCE
Contractor shall provide and deliver to the City a certificate of insurance documenting policies in the
following coverage at minimum limits that are to be in effect prior to commencement of work under this
Agreement:
- Commercial General Liability Insurance-$1,000,000 each occurrence;$2,000,000 aggregate
- Professional Liability(Errors and Omissions)-$1,000,000 per claim;$1,000,000 aggregate
- Automotive Liability Insurance—combines limit of not less than$1,000,000 per occurrence.
- Statutory Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance requirements,per the amount
required by statute.
All applicable policies shall name the City as an additional insured thereon, as its interest may
appear. The term City shall include its employees, officers, officials, agents, and volunteers in respect to the
contracted services.
The Workers' Compensation policy shall include a waiver of subrogation (Right of Recovery) in
favor of the City of Fort Worth.
The insurers for all policies must be licensed or approved to do business in the State of Texas. All
insurers must have a minimum rating of A- VII in the current A.M. Best Key Rating Guide, or have
reasonably equivalent financial strength and solvency to the satisfaction of the Risk Management Department
of the City of Fort Worth. If the rating is below that required, written approval of Risk Management is
required.
11. PROHIBITION OF ASSIGNMENT
Neither party hereto shall assign, sublet or transfer its interest herein. Any attempted assignment,
sublease or transfer of all or any part hereof shall be null and void.
12. RIGHT TO AUDIT
Contractor agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three(3)years after final payment under
this Agreement, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books,
documents, papers and records of Contractor involving transactions relating to this Agreement at no
additional cost of the City. Contractor agrees that the City shall have access during normal working hours to
all necessary Contractor facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to
conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this section. The City shall give Contractor reasonable
advance notice of intended audits. This provision shall survive any termination or expiration of this
agreement.
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13. NOTICES
Any notices required to be given hereunder shall be given by certified mail, return receipt to the
following addresses:
To The CITY: To CONTRACTOR:
City of Fort Worth Police Executive Research Forum
Attn: Valerie R. Washington,Asst.City Manager Attn: Chuck Wexler,Executive Director
200 Texas Street 1120 Connecticut Ave NW, STE 930
Fort Worth TX 76102-6311 Washington,D.C.20036-3951
Facsimile:(817)392-8502 Phone:(202)466-7820
With a Copy to the City Attorney's Office at the same address.
14. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
15. FORCE MAJEURE.
The City and Contractor shall exercise their best efforts to meet their respective duties and
obligations as set forth in this Agreement, but shall not be held liable for any delay or omission in
performance due to force majeure or other causes beyond their reasonable control (force majeure),
including,but not limited to,compliance with any government law,ordinance or regulation,acts of God,
acts of the public enemy, fires, strikes, lockouts, natural disasters, wars, riots, material or labor
restrictions by any governmental authority,transportation problems and/or any other similar causes.
16. HEADINGS NOT CONTROLLING.
Headings and titles used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be
deemed a part of this Agreement.
17. AMENDMENTS.
No amendment of this Agreement shall be binding upon a party hereto unless such amendment is
set forth in a written instrument,which is executed by an authorized representative of each party.
18. GOVERNMENTAL POWERS.
Both Parties agree and understand that the City does not waive or surrender any of its
governmental powers by execution of this Agreement.
19. ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between the City and
Contractor, their assigns and successors in interest, as to the matters contained herein. Any prior or
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contemporaneous oral or written agreement is hereby declared null and void to the extent in conflict
with any provision of this Agreement.
20. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
The provisions and conditions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the City and
Contractor, and their lawful successors or assigns, and are not intended to create any rights, contractual
or otherwise,to any other person or entity.
21. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and each counterpart shall, for all
purposes, be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same.
An executed Agreement, modification, amendment, or separate signature page shall constitute a
duplicate if it is transmitted through electronic means, such as fax or email, and reflects the signing of
the document by any party. Duplicates are valid and binding even if an original paper document bearing
each party's original signature is not delivered.
22. REVIEW OF COUNSEL.
The Parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed this Agreement and that
the normal rules of construction that effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting
party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or exhibits hereto.
23. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. If any
action,whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, is brought on the basis of this Agreement,venue for
such action shall lie in state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas or the United States District Court
for the Norther District of Texas,Fort Worth Division.
24. NO WAIVER.
The failure of the City or Contractor to insist upon the performance of any term or provision of
this Agreement or to exercise any right granted herein shall not constitute a waiver of the City's or
Contractor's respective right to insist upon appropriate performance or to assert any such right on any
future occasion.
25. SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES.
Neither the City nor Contractor shall, during the term of this Agreement and additionally for a
period of one year after its termination, solicit for employment or employ, whether as employee or
independent contractor, any person who is or has been employed by the other during the term of this
Agreement,without the prior written consent of the person's employer.This provision shall not apply to
an employee who responds to a general solicitation or advertisement of employment by either party.
26. NON-DISCRIMNATION COVENANT.
Contractor, for itself, its personal representatives, assigns, subcontractors and successors in
interest, as part of the consideration herein, agrees that in the performance of Contractor's duties and
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obligation hereunder,it shall not discriminate in the treatment or employment of any individual or group
of individuals on any basis prohibited by law. If any claim arises from an alleged violation of this non-
discrimination covenant by Contractor,its personal representatives,assigns, subcontractors,or sucessors
in interest, Contractor agrees to assume such liability and to indemnify and defend the City and hold the
City harmless for such claim.
27. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.
The person signing this Agreement hereby warrants that he or she has the legal authority to execute
this Agreement on behalf of his or her respective Party, and that such binding authority has been granted by
proper order, resolution, ordinance or other authorization of the entity. The other Party is fully entitled to
rely on this warranty and representation in entering into this Agreement.
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EXECUTED on this,thQday o til 2017.
CITY OF FORT WORTH: POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH
FORUM
By: By:
Valerie R.Washington Chuck Wexler
Assistant City Manager
Date: Date: J_
APPROVAL RECOMMENDED BY:
By:��.
Joel F. Fitzgerald
Chief of Police
Date: 6 // q /I :�"
APPROVED AS TO
FORMANEGALI Y
By:
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Ass' City Attorney FORT
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Mary J.Kay
City Secretary
Contract Compliance Manager:
By signing I acknowledge that I am the person responsible
for the monitoring and administration of this contract, including
ensuring all performance and reporting requirements.
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Captain Linda Stuart
Training Division
OFFICIAL RECORD
FORM 1295 Certification No.: 2017-197374 CITY SECRETARY
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EXHIBIT A
Scope of Services
Overview:
Contractor will provide the City up to fifteen (15) one-day training sessions, and shall present
the full ICAT.•Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT), as further described
in this exhibit, each training session. Each training session shall last between eight (8) and ten
(10) hours.
Training Goals
The ICAT training program is based on the following goals:
1) Reinforce the core ideal of sanctity of all human life. This includes the need for officers to
protect themselves, members of the public and,whenever possible, other individuals in crisis
and criminal suspects from danger and harm.
2) Promote public safety and officer safety by learning and integrating skills and strategies
related to decision-making, crisis recognition, tactical communications, and safety tactics.
3) Provide officers with the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to assess and manage
threats, influence behavioral change, and gain voluntary compliance whenever possible in
dynamic and potentially dangerous situations.
4) Provide officers with a decision-making model that is intuitive, practical, and effective for
safely resolving non-firearms critical incidents and for documenting and explaining their actions
and decisions after the fact.
5) Provide officers with basic skills needed to recognize individuals in crisis and to approach and
attempt to engage them in a safe and effective manner.
6)Provide officers with key communications skills needed to safely engage with, de-escalate,
and gain compliance from subjects who are in crisis and/or non-compliant.
7) Reinforce with officers effective tactical approaches and teamwork skills needed to safely
resolve incidents.
8) Provide officers with realistic and challenging scenario-based training, which enables them to
practice the concepts and skills presented in the training, including recognizing persons in crisis,
tactical communications and decision-making, and the appropriate actions to take as part of an
overall, integrated de-escalation strategy.
Training Modules
Each training session consists of six modules:
Module 1: Introduction.This module explains the purpose and focus of the training,
emphasizing that public safety and officer safety lie at the heart of the entire training.
Module 2: Critical Decision-Making Model (CDM).This module discusses the importance of
critical thinking and decision-making for officers responding to the types of incidents that are
the focus of this training. It presents the Critical Decision-Making Model as a training and
operational tool for agencies to structure and support officers' decision-making.
Module 3: Crisis recognition and response. This module provides basic information on how to
recognize individuals who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis caused by mental illness,
drug addiction, or other conditions. It also provides techniques on how to respond to such
individuals and initiate communications with them.
Module 4:Tactical communications.This module provides more specific and detailed
instruction on communicating with individuals who are agitated and initially non-compliant. It
focuses on key communications skills, including active listening and non-verbal communication,
that are designed to help officers manage these situations and gain voluntary compliance.
Module 5: Operational safety tactics. Using the Critical Decision-Making Model as the
foundation, this module reviews critical pre-response, response, and post-response tactics to
incidents in which a person in behavioral crisis is acting erratically or dangerously but is not
brandishing a firearm. It emphasizes concepts such as the "tactical pause;" using distance and
cover to create time; using time to continue communications, de-escalating heightened
emotional responses, bringing additional resources to the scene;tactical positioning and re-
positioning; and teamwork.
Module 6: Integration and practice. This module pulls the preceding modules together. Using
video case studies, it gives officers additional opportunities to discuss the concepts and skills
learned throughout the training.
Training Schedule
CONTRACTOR understands CITY will require flexibility in establishing the training schedule. CITY
will have the ability to cancel or reschedule trainings, as needed. CONTRACTOR and CITY will
work together to schedule courses to meet the needs of both parties. Unless trainings are
cancelled by CITY, or are rescheduled pursuant to a mutual, written agreement, the trainings
shall take place on the following dates during the Agreement term:
June 21,June 28,June 29,July 6,July 19,July 26,July 27, August 9, August 16,August 22,
August 23, September 6, September 13, September 20, and September 21.
Each training session will take place between 8 am and 8 pm on the days the trainings are held.
CONTRACTOR Trainers
CONTRACTOR will provide four to five trainers for each ICAT session. Trainers will include both
CONTRACTOR staff and vetted ICAT instructors who have assisted with developing the ICAT
materials and who have extensive experience in its presentation. CONTRACTOR trainers will
provide instruction on each module and will oversee the video case studies and all other
exercises. Contractor will pay any and all instructors that are not City officers.
Required Fort Worth Police Department Assistance
CITY will provide up to three Fort Worth Police Department Training Academy staff to help
organize and schedule the training sessions. CONTRACTOR's trainers will provide all instruction.
Video and Scenario-Based Training
Due to the large class size, 100 or more students per session, CONTRACTOR will be limited to
only utilizing video case studies. No scenario-based training will be included in this training
due to class size. CONTRACTOR instructors will share all scenario-based exercises included in
the ICAT material with CITY Training Academy staff for inclusion in the department's ongoing in-
service training.
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Official site of the City of Fort Worth,Texas
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR ll
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 6/6/2017
DATE: 6/6/2017 REFERENCE NO.: **C-28260 LOG NAME: 35PERF ICAT OFFICER
TRAINING
CODE: C TYPE: CONSENT PUBLIC NO
HEARING:
SUBJECT: Authorize Execution of Professional Service Agreement with the Police Executive
Research Forum in an Amount Not to Exceed $284,417.10 to Provide Integrated
Communications, Assessment and Tactics Training for All City Police Officers (ALL
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize execution of a Professional Services Agreement for
police officer de-escalation training entitled Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics
with the Police Executive Research Forum in an amount not to exceed $284,417.10.
DISCUSSION:
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is a national provider of critical management services,
training, and technical assistance. Since its founding in 1976, PERF has identified best practices on
fundamental issues such as reducing police use of force; developing community policing and
problem-oriented policing; using technologies to deliver police services to the community; and
evaluating crime reduction strategies. All PERF members must have a four-year college degree and
must subscribe to a set of founding principles, emphasizing the importance of research and public
debate in policing, adherence to the Constitution and the highest standards of ethics and integrity,
and accountability to the communities that police agencies serve. All of PERF's work benefits from
PERF's status as a membership organization of police officials, academics, federal government
leaders, and others with an interest in policing and criminal justice. PERF's Integrated
Communications, Assessment, and Tactics ("ICAT") training takes the essential building blocks of
critical thinking, crisis intervention, communications, and tactics and puts them together to help
officers assess situations, make safe and effective decisions, and document and learn from their
actions. The training is specifically designed to apply to the police-specific encounters and dynamics
that police officers face when dealing with a critical incident.
The Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) would like PERF to provide ICAT training to all officers in
order to provide them with an additional set of specialized skills to enhance their critical thinking,
crisis intervention, communication, and tactics in the field.
ICAT consists of a one-day training course designed to assist officers with safe and professional
resolutions to critical incidents that involve unarmed individuals who may pose a danger to
themselves and others. The primary goals of the course are reducing the use of deadly force,
upholding the sanctity of life, building community trust, and promoting public safety by learning skills
and strategies related to decision making, crisis recognition, tactical communications, and safety
tactics.
PERF instructors and consultants will provide up to 15 separate ICAT sessions to FWPD in order to
train all sworn officers; each session will include approximately 100 sworn officers. Each session will
consist of six modules with video case studies and will be taught by three or four PERF trainers and
consultants, with assistance from approximately three FWPD instructors. ICAT utilizes both
lecture/discussion-based training and practical instruction. The video case studies will be presented
in the context of the Critical Decision-Making Model, which is the foundation of the ICAT
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approach. The model is a structured critical-thinking process that provides each officer with a
decision-making method intended to enhance an officer's ability to resolve critical incidents in a safe
and effective manner. Each ICAT session costs $18,961.14. PERF will invoice FWPD at the
conclusion of each ICAT training session.
M/WBE OFFICE —A waiver of the goal for MBE/SBE subcontracting requirements was requested by
the Purchasing Division and approved by the M/WBE Office, in accordance with the BIDE Ordinance,
because the purchase of goods or services is from sources where subcontracting or supplier
opportunities are negligible.
AGREEMENT TERM - Upon City Council's approval, this Agreement shall commence upon
execution of the contract. The City expects all training sessions to be complete by September 30,
2017, but, if necessary, the City, in its sole discretion, may extend the term past September 30, 2017.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are available within the existing appropriations of the
current General Fund Budget. Prior to an expenditure being made, the participating department has
the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
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Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Valerie Washington (6199)
Originating Department Head: Joel Fitzgerald (4231)
Additional Information Contact: Charles Ramirez (4311)
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of business. 2017-197374
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