Extending_CI_18-002_Evidentiary_Tow_Contracts.pdf

This is a Purchase Determination document dated 11/28/2022 from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), specifically from the Chief Procurement Officer. The document involves Tow Evidence contracts and includes all agreement holders that are issued evidentiary contracts. In FY18, the state eliminated the competitive process for statewide citizen towing and moved to agreements, which is interpretable per towing statute ARS 41-1830.51. The procurement was developed in collaboration with the Attorney General's Office, State Procurement Office, and DPS legislative liaison.

The document outlines the process for evidential tow contracts under Competition Impracticable 18-002, which allows tow Service Certification Agreement (TSA) holders to be called to scenes where law enforcement requires vehicle towing for evidentiary purposes. If a tow truck is called to a scene and the DPS trooper finds contraband or other items that would impede the citizen's ability to continue at the scene, the tow company must relocate the vehicle to the DPS evidence yard. Any TSA holder decertified from the TSA or willfully disengaging from the agreement will no longer have a valid evidential tow contract.