Oklahoma Department of Public Safety

PROJECT PURPOSE

One of the Department of Public Safety's goals is to provide a safer and more functional vehicle for Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Troopers. The reduction of Troopers has required many of them to take on additional assignments and duties. The Department normally assigns vehicles based on duty assignment, so with additional duty assignments, the types of vehicles assigned has been reevaluated. This request is to purchase 75 Dodge Durango vehicles to be utilized by OHP Emergency Response Team to accommodate the increase of transporting additional law enforcement equipment.

EVIDENCE

Revenue declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. All three years were impacted and started in February 2020. Increase growth has not recovered. FY 2020 budget: $3,700,000 (July 2019 - June 2020) FY 2021 budget: $3,500,000 (July 2020 - June 2021) FY 2022 budget: $3,100,000 (July 2021 - June 2022)

POPULATION DESCRIPTION

the increase numbers of multi-purpose vehicles (SUV) will allow more Troopers to respond to a variety of high-risk incidents with better and more precise equipment thereby leading to an increase in the ability to protect and serve the public.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

The statement of work will consist of the purchasing and equipping seventy-five (75) OHP vehicles (Dodge Durango). The Durango is the preferred vehicle as it provides the necessary cargo space to carry the additional equipment issued to the Emergency Response Team members.

ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

Able to continue operation without additional funding from the State of Oklahoma