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File #: 24-750    Version: 1
Type: Public Safety Status: Withdrawn
File created: 11/26/2024 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 12/10/2024 Final action: 12/10/2024
Title: SHERIFF - REQUEST FOR SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF ON-SITE NARCOTICS DESTRUCTION SERVICES FROM GAIACA WASTE REVITALIZATION (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Attachments: 1. Sheriff Narcotic Destruction BL.pdf, 2. Sheriff Narcotic Destruction AIS.pdf, 3. Sheriff Narcotic Destruction Approval Log.pdf, 4. 12102024 ag04 Ecomment, 5. 12102024 ag04 Speakers, 6. 12102024 ag04 Minute Order

DATE:
December 10, 2024
04

TO:
Board of Supervisors

SUBJECT
Title
SHERIFF - REQUEST FOR SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF ON-SITE NARCOTICS DESTRUCTION SERVICES FROM GAIACA WASTE REVITALIZATION (DISTRICTS: ALL)

Body
OVERVIEW
The San Diego County Sheriff's Office requires narcotics disposal services to destroy harmful narcotics properly and safely while ensuring they do not return to our communities. On average, the Sheriff's Property and Evidence Unit disposes of an estimated 15 tons of various drugs annually by taking seized narcotics to a designated Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) approved facility. This includes drugs like marijuana, heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and prescription medications. Unfortunately, the last remaining physical disposal site, Covanta Waste-to-Energy site, located in Modesto CA, is scheduled to shut down by the end of the year. This leaves the Sheriff's Office with no other in-state, DEA-approved physical site alternatives. The Sheriff's Office must now utilize a vendor capable of providing a mobile, DEA-approved narcotics destruction on-site solution.

Today's action requests the Board of Supervisors (Board) to approve a single source procurement based on services from a provider with unique knowledge, skill, or ability not available from other sources. GAIACA Waste Revitalization (GAIACA) is the only company registered in California with the DEA as a Reverse-Distributor with mobile on-site narcotics destruction capabilities that also holds Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certifications, ensuring narcotics are destroyed safely while complying with DEA guidelines.

RECOMMENDATION
SHERIFF
In accordance with Board Policy A-87, Competitive Procurement, approve and authorize the Director, Department of Purchasing and Contracting to enter into negotiations with GAIACA Waste Revitalization and subject to successful negotiations and determination of a fair and reasonable price, award a co...

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