Fire and Aviation Contract Team Region 6 Fire and Aviation Contract Team

Program Updates FACT Contracting Operations FEPP/FFP AQM FAM

AQM & FAM Charles Hill – Director of Acquisition Management R6 CiCi Chitwood – Assistant Director Fire, Business

FACT - Program Katie Mergel - Supervisory Contract Operations Specialist – Detailed FACT Program Manager Administration & Oversight of FACT Liaison with FAM, Contracting, Contractors and State Partners Administer MOUs Training Records Verification FEPP/FFP Program Manager

FACT - Contracting Kevin Toombs – Contracting Officer Aviation Contracts Fallers Ambulance EMT Internet Services Buying Team Leader

FACT Contracting Jeanne Williams – Contracting Officer Heavy Equipment Misc. Heavy Equipment Water Handling Heavy Equipment w/Water

FACT Contracting Nathan Sabo – Contracting Officer Mechanics w/ Service Truck Fuel Trucks Vehicle w/Driver Potable/Gray Water Trucks/Trailer Mounted Handwash Mobile Laundry Units Chippers Refrigerated Trailers Buying Team Leader

Fact Contracting Juanita Dickson Jan Drum EERA’s Web page Enterprise Vehicles Jan Drum Purchasing Agent FEPP Property Management Officer

FACT Contract Operations Staff Ron George – Contract Operations Specialist Equipment Specialist Administration of the Equipment MOUs Quality Assurance of Inspectors ICPI Coordination/Training Co-Chair of Contract Equipment Task Team (CETT)

FACT Contract Operations Staff Neil Austin– Contract Operations Resource Equipment Specialist IFCA Committee VIPR COR ICPI Program Training/WCFT Notifications/Monitoring

Equipment Inspection MOUs There are a total of 10 Inspection Companies. Inspected 1286 pieces of equipment in 2016. In 2017 we will be inspecting: Heavy Equipment, Mechanic w/Service Trucks, Fuel Trucks and Vehicle w/Driver Fallers are required to submit resume in Exhibit K Format

Successes Working on future training for agency employees Provide a better understanding of contractors role in fire management Fire and Aviation Leadership Team Fall Meeting Invited Jess Wills to participate as a joint presenter Highly successful in raising awareness

Relationships We continue to build relationships with our State partners in an effort to increase efficiencies New contracting task force being assembled under the Incident Business Committee. Provide an avenue to continue with interagency collaboration on contract equipment utilization

Collaboration We have worked for the last two years with the WADNR to create efficiencies in vendor owned resource utilization. Operating under the same agreement ensures that equipment is inspected and safe and that employees are trained.

WA-DNR Clauses added to VIPR DNR Clauses added to VIPR Agreements. Clauses apply on DNR incidents DNR will be utilizing DPLs as the primary source list for DNR incidents

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