Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Morpho USA DBA Idemia Identity & Security USA, LLC, formally Morpho Trak, Inc., to continue maintenance and service for the upgrade and technical support of the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) for the Division of Police.
The City of Columbus entered into an agreement with Morpho Trak, Inc. in 2015 to upgrade AFIS which was at approximately 90 percent capacity on fingerprint inventory. The agreement required the city to make lease payments to the vender over an eleven year period to cover the cost of the upgrade as well as to provide maintenance and technical support of the new system for the duration of the agreement. The upgraded system, completed in 2016, provides technology that increases the Division’s latent fingerprint accuracy, meaning it provides the Division tools to help identify suspects quickly and more accurately. The Division of Police is able to query searches to multiple agencies and databases which includes wanted person, persons of special interest, sexual offenders, and terrorist watch lists.
Bid Information: The initial contract was awarded pursuant to the sole source provisions of Chapter 329 of Columbus City Code due to the proprietary nature of AFIS technology, and the prohibitive cost of conversion to a different system.
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Contract Compliance No.: CC028279 thru 3-5-2024
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested for this ordinance so that there are maintenance and service available for the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) which is a critical and necessary investigative tool services used in daily operations may continue to be received uninterrupted.
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