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Purchase of 300 On-Officer Cameras and Data Storage Plan (Five-Year Purchase) (Sole Source) (Citywide)
After a one-year pilot program and extensive research, the Police Department has determined the Taser International Axon Flex systems fully meet the operational needs of the department. The on-officer camera systems accurately address complaints of misconduct and drastically reduce false complaints and civil liability. This multi-year purchase will allow the department to deploy the on-officer camera systems to all patrol and motorcycle officers by FY 2016/17. The deployments will include docking stations to facilitate the use of the new camera systems and five-years of secure cloud data storage through Evidence.com.
Police and Purchasing recommend awarding the contract to the sole source vendor, Taser International, Inc., for the five-year purchase total of $1,489,479.18.