Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the purchase of four (4) Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device Dual Xeon (FRED DX) computers from Digital Intelligence in the amount of $31,996.00. The Division of Police needs to purchase the four (4) Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device Dual Xeon (FRED DX) computers to provide sworn personnel with ability to conduct digital forensic exams on computers, tablets, and phones. This allows the sworn personnel to break an encryption that may be on the computer, tablet, or phone going through the digital exam process. The four (4) Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device Dual Xeon (FRED DX) computers will be a needed upgrade over the existing computers that the Crime Scene Unit currently uses. The FRED DX systems are optimized for stationary laboratory acquisition and analysis. This allows the sworn personnel to simply remove the hard drive from the suspect system and plug them into the FRED DX device and acquire the digital evidence.
Bid Information: Digital Intelligence is the sole source for the Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device (FRED) family of forensic computers and forensic software suite, therefore this contract is being awarded pursuant to the sole source provisions of Chapter 329 of City Code. The FRED devices are configured to transition into the existing system in the Digital Forensics Unit at the Division. The configuration allows all of the components to meet the current system specifications without having to change any of the settings which are critical for the operation of the unit.
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 Number: 391957034, expires April 29, 2017.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested in order for the sworn p...
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