REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Award of Purchase Orders to Lenco Armored Vehicles for a BearCat Medevac G2, and to Other Vendors for Related Accessories and Services, and Approve the Related Budget Amendments
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
In 2010, the City of Santa Clara Police Department purchased a Lenco BearCat Ballistic Rescue Vehicle ("BearCat") using grant funds received from the Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). These UASI grant awards were intended to be utilized regionally to leverage assets. While the BearCat's primary purpose is to respond to a biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive event, it ballistic capabilities have allowed it to be deployed for several active, high visibility incidents across the region, such as the 2013 Santa Cruz police officer assault, the 2015 San Jose police officer assault, the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting, and the 2021 Valley Transportation Authority mass shooting. Within our community, the BearCat serves a variety of uses and has been a critical asset in major incidents, including the 2019 Rotten Robbie shooting.
In preparation for Super Bowl LX and the six Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup 2026 events scheduled in the City in 2026, the Police Department reviewed its inventory of equipment, and identified the need to enhance its emergency response capabilities, specifically including specialized medical response. The proposed purchase of a Lenco BearCat Medevac G2 ("MedCat") is intended to address this need. This equipment acquisition, coupled with technologies and interoperable communications, in intended to enhance large scale medical emergency response capabilities to the department. Importantly, the need for this equipment was identified as applicable to all large events at the Stadium, not limited to the 2026 events described above, and therefore such equipm...
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