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POST presents FY 2025–26 planned contracts for training, learning portal and auditing services
Summary
POST staff summarized recommended contracts requiring commission approval for FY 2025–26, including the learning‑portal LMS, online course development, multiple training program contracts (supervisory, management, command college, ICI, and more), Mark43 services and controller audits.
POST administrative and budget staff presented a package of training and support contracts they expect to seek commission approval for fiscal year 2025–26.
Assistant Executive Director Tom Osborne and Administrative Services Bureau Chief Cheryl Smith walked the advisory committee through the proposed contracts and estimated amounts. Items presented included: emergency-vehicle operations for the Basic Academy; a two‑year learning‑management‑system (LMS) contract for the POST learning portal (about $2.789 million for hosting, support and maintenance, July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027); development and maintenance of online courses ($500,000 over two years); and multiple training‑program contracts such as CSU Long Beach for force options/de‑escalation training (up to $651,528.90) and a number of executive and leadership programs (supervisory course, management course, Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, Command College, Instructor Development Institute, Executive Development Course, Museum of Tolerance partnerships and the Institute for Criminal Investigations).
POST staff recommended a Mark43 equipment, software and data‑storage package (up to $1.4 million), continued QAP (Quality Assessment Program) contractor support (about $698,223), and an interagency agreement with the State Controller’s Office to perform up to 13 audits (about $500,000 over two years).
Osborne also summarized fiscal context: in the 2024–25 budget POST responded to control-section directives (vacancy and operational reductions) and reported roughly a 20% vacancy rate (about 52 positions) by February; staff said they are recruiting permanent law‑enforcement consultants but rely temporarily on retired annuitants in some roles. The presentation was informational; the advisory committee did not vote on the listed contracts and staff said formal commission approval would be requested where required.
