Title: The Local Law Enforcement Equipment Procurement Program Series: BJA Fact Sheet Author: Bureau of Justice Assistance Published: June 1998 Subject: Police Equipment 6 pages 5,260 bytes Figures, charts, forms, and tables are not included in this ASCII plain-text file. To view this document in its entirety, download the Adobe Acrobat graphic file available from this Web site or order a print copy from BJA at 800-688-4252. ------------------------------- U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Nancy E. Gist, Director Bureau of Justice Assistance Fact Sheet The Local Law Enforcement Equipment Procurement Program Mission To provide units of local government with the capacity for purchasing appropriate new equipment at reduced prices through Federal procurement channels to perform law enforcement functions. Legislation The National Defense Authorization Act of 1993, section 1122, established a requirement that the Department of Defense develop procedures to enable State and local governments to purchase law enforcement equipment suitable for counter-drug activities through Federal procurement channels. Interagency Roles The Department of Defense designated the Department of the Army as executive agent for the program. Also participating in the program are the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Defense Logistics Agency, and the General Services Administration (GSA). Program Goals 1. Establish a program oversight committee. 2. Fund eight, 2 year pilot projects (DOJ). 3. Establish a national network of State Point of Contact representatives. 4. Market the program and provide uniform support. 5. Develop tracking systems to document cost savings to local and/or State governments. 6. Seek local funding for future replication. 7. Evaluate program accomplishments. Eligible Units Any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State; any Indian tribe performing law enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; any agency of the District of Columbia or the U.S. Government performing law enforcement functions in and for the District of Columbia; any agency of the U.S. Government performing law enforcement functions in and for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; or any territory or possession of the United States. Program Access Units of government must contact the appropriate State Point of Contact (as determined by the State Governor) listed in this fact sheet. Steering Committee William Croom, Department of the Army, 703-697-5727; Zoe-Ann Freitag, General Services Administration, 703-308-4660; Lt. Col. Brown, Defense Logistics Agency, 703-767-1511; Barbara Anderson, Defense Logistics Agency, 703-767-1699; William LeGro, Ultimate Enterprises Limited, 703-560-6855; Paul Belkin, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 202- 305-2102; and Michael Guerriere, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 202-616- 3176. FS 000221 June 1998 ------------------------------- The Local Law Enforcement Equipment Procurement Program: State Points of Contact Alabama Capt. C. McElvaine 334-260-1102 Alaska Lt. R. Gorder 907-269-5655 Arkansas Cpl. L. Patterson 501-618-8600 California** G. White 916-323-7427 Colorado* D. Degusman 303-239-5776 Connecticut Capt. R. Wheeler 203-238-6568 Delaware G. Iplenski 302-739-5957 Florida J. Fain 850-488-3524 Georgia D. Sherrod 404-635-7030 Hawaii K. Kamita 808-594-0150 Idaho* R. Stroberg 208-884-7030 Illinois J. Regan 217-786-7130 Indiana Capt. Luckett 317-247-3514 Iowa K. Carter 515-281-9054 Kentucky Lt. Col. S. Brodt 502-695-6308 Kansas R. Page 316-337-6100 Maine J. Arbor 207-287-3520 Maryland R. Niegh 410-799-2900 Minnesota Maj. T. Sieben 612-282-4147 Nevada L. Kincaide 702-687-4406 New Hampshire A. Haeussler 603-271-2602 New Jersey Lt. Col. K. Prossick 609-562-0812 New Mexico D. White 505-827-3370 New York S. Bernardii 518-457-6101 North Carolina** N. Woodcock 919-715-5478 Ohio* J. Foster 614-466-3888 Rhode Island Col. E. Culhane 401-444-1001 Texas Col. D. Thomas 512-424-2150 Utah C. Dearden 801-965-4465 Vermont A. J. Walton, Jr. 802-244-8718 Virginia* M. Bolton 804-674-2116 Washington* P. Kohler 360-902-7404 West Virginia** N. Cerchiaro 304-558-0869 Wyoming J. Wroe 307-777-6785 * DOJ-funded pilot site. ** Original DOJ-funded pilot site. Note: To report new contacts or to make changes or additions, call Paul Belkin or Michael Guerriere at 202-305-2102. The following is an attached File item from cc:Mail. It contains information that had to be encoded to ensure successful transmission through various mail systems. To decode the file use the UUDECODE program.