Provide APD Policy Review

Agency:	City of Anchorage
State:	Alaska
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 541618 - Other Management Consulting Services
Posted Date:	Jan 9, 2025
Due Date:	Feb 13, 2025
Solicitation No:	2025P001
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Municipality of Anchorage

Suzanne LaFrance, Mayor

Purchasing Department

January 2, 2025

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP 2025P001

Provide Comprehensive Review Services for Anchorage Police Department

The Municipality of Anchorage is an equal opportunity employer.

Enclosed is pertinent information for use in preparing your proposal.

Pre-Proposal Conference:

Site Visit:

Questions Due:

Proposals Due:

N/A

12:00 P.M. Local Time, January 15, 2024

12:00 P.M. Local Time, February 13, 2025

Electronic Submission through BidExpress at Bid Express :: Municipality of Anchorage or

submission through Sealed Envelope with ONE SIGNED ORIGINAL, single sided, unbound, of your

proposal and, a flash-drive containing a PDF copy of the complete proposal, including

attachments must also be provided.

If applicable, the call-in phone number for Pre-Bid Conferences is 907-343-6089. Conference

lines are opened 5 minutes prior to the Pre-Bid Conference times. To attend meetings in

person; you may do so at 632 W. 6th Avenue, Suite 520, Anchorage, AK 99501. FOR AUXILIARY

AIDS, SERVICES, OR SPECIAL MODIFICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE PLEASE CONTACT THE

PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO REQUEST REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS AT 907-343-4590;

OR wwpur@muni.org

For further information contact Purchasing at (907) 343-4590 or email wwpur@muni.org. All

correspondence should include the RFP number and title.

The Municipality of Anchorage reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive

any informalities in procedures.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Ovsepyan

RFP Buyer

632 West 6th Ave., Suite 520 | Mail: P.O. Box 196650 | Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6650 | www.muni.org | Phone: 907-343-4590

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

RFP 2025P001

Comprehensive Review of the Anchorage Police Department’s (APD) Policies, Training,

Tactics, and Supervision that Pertain to the Use of Force and De-escalation

The Municipality of Anchorage Purchasing Department is pleased to announce that

we will begin using the Bid Express® service at www.bidexpress.com.

Electronic submission for Invitations to Bid and Requests for Quote are being accepted

as of September 1, 2024, with Requests for Proposal, Requests for Grant Proposal, and

Construction Invitations to Bid expected to be accepted by January 1, 2025.

Electronic bid submission:

• allows for digitally-signed bids

• eliminates costs for delivery of bid packages

• provides error checking and alerts to omissions before submission

• easily accommodates last-minute changes and price cuts

• automates email notifications to alert vendors of solicitation postings and

solicitation changes

If you are not a current user, please register for a free vendor account to reference the

Municipality of Anchorage’s upcoming advertisements.

For more information about the service, please refer to the Bid Express service’s

Knowledge Center here to get started.

For technical assistance, please call the service’s Customer Success team at 888-352-

2439, available Monday - Friday from 7:00 am – 8:00 pm (EST). You can also email

them at bidexpress.support@infotechinc.com.

Additional information and notices of solicitation opportunities will be posted on the

Purchasing webpage at Muni.org.

RFP 2025P001

To Provide Comprehensive Review Services for Anchorage Police Department

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 4

1.1 Purpose................................................................................................................. 4

1.2 Background........................................................................................................... 4

1.3 Questions .............................................................................................................. 5

1.4 Preparation Costs ................................................................................................. 5

2.0 RULES GOVERNING COMPETITION ........................................................................... 6

2.1 Examination of Proposals ..................................................................................... 6

2.2 Proposal Acceptance Period ................................................................................ 6

2.3 Confidentiality ....................................................................................................... 6

2.4 Proposal Format ................................................................................................... 6

2.5 Signature Requirements ....................................................................................... 6

2.6 Proposal Submission Requirements .................................................................... 7

2.7 News Releases ..................................................................................................... 7

2.8 Disposition of Proposals ....................................................................................... 8

2.9 Oral Change/Interpretation ................................................................................... 8

2.10 Modification/Withdrawal of Proposals ................................................................ 8

2.11 Late Submissions ............................................................................................... 8

2.12 Rejection of Proposals........................................................................................ 8

2.13 Equal Employment Opportunity Contract Compliance ...................................... 9

2.14 Confidential/Proprietary Information................................................................... 9

3.0 SCOPE OF WORK ........................................................................................................ 10

4.0 PROPOSAL AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.................................................... 11

4.1 Title Page ............................................................................................................ 11

4.2 Table of Contents ............................................................................................... 12

4.3 Letter of Transmittal (Limited to 3 pages). ......................................................... 12

4.4 Evaluation Criteria ......................................................................................... 12

4.4.1 Firm Qualifications and Experience ................................................... 12

RFP 2025P001

To Provide Comprehensive Review Services for Anchorage Police Department

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4.4.2 Project Methodology and Approach .................................................. 13

4.4.3 Cost. ................................................................................................. 13

4.5 Fee Schedule................................................................................................. 13

5.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROCESS .................................................................. 13

5.1 Evaluation Criteria Weighting ............................................................................. 13

5.2 Qualitative Evaluation Criterion .......................................................................... 13

5.3 Evaluation Process ............................................................................................. 14

6.0 SELECTION PROCESS................................................................................................ 15

7.0 SAMPLE CONTRACT ................................................................................................... 15

8.0 ATTACHMENTS ............................................................................................................ 15

RFP 2025P001

To Provide Comprehensive Review Services for Anchorage Police Department

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1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Purpose

This Request for Proposals (RFP) is to secure a qualified vendor to work with the

Municipal Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with the Anchorage Police Department (APD)

and the Anchorage Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI), to complete a comprehensive

review of APD’s policies, training, tactics, and supervision that pertain to the use of force

and de-escalation.

The purpose of the review is to develop clear, actionable recommendations that APD and

the Municipality can implement to reduce officer-involved shootings in Anchorage.

Recommendations from the review will ensure that APD training programs are grounded in

empirical research in officer behavior during encounters with the public, and that these

behaviors can be objectively measured to assess officer performance, and to improve

encounter outcomes. Recommendations should provide a clear path to ensure that APD

officers are equipped to respond to the different kinds of people they will encounter in

Anchorage, so that officers are able to effectively assist the community and that all residents

can trust that APD’s response will improve the outcome of their situation.

The review must be conducted with explicit acknowledgement of and attention to

Anchorage’s demographic diversity of race, culture, languages spoken, age, incidence of

substance misuse and mental health issues, and other pertinent factors. This review will

acknowledge and address the importance of transparency and communication with

residents. The review must also acknowledge and address the Indigenous presence of the

area where Anchorage is located and the community’s culturally and linguistically diverse

population.

The review must acknowledge and address the trauma of officer-involved shootings and the

impacts of these events within the police department and on surrounding communities.

Examples of possible effects within APD include reduced recruitment and retention, low

morale, and decreased wellbeing of individual officers who experience secondary trauma

related to officer-involved shootings and other uses of force. Examples of possible effects in

the surrounding community are an erosion of trust between residents and APD, and an

escalation of violence in the community.

The contract will be managed by the Office of the Municipal Attorney. Ideally, the review

would be completed within six months of the execution of the contract.

1.2 Background

The Anchorage Police Department (APD) serves a population of approximately 284,000 in

a service area that covers the Municipality of Anchorage. The Dena’ina are an early

indigenous population of the Knik Arm area. Anchorage lies within Dena’ina Elnena

(Dena’ina Country) and is home to the K’enaht’ana, the indigenous people of Nuti (Knik

RFP 2025P001

To Provide Comprehensive Review Services for Anchorage Police Department

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