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C.56

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	February 14, 2012

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Costa

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Subject:

Purchase Order - COGENT BlueCheck II Devices

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/14/2012

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor

Contact:	Liz Arbuckle, 335-1529
cc:	Liz Arbuckle Julie Enea Heike Siewell Sheila Damboise

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 14, 2012
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Office of the Sheriff’s Forensic Services Crime Laboratory and the Regional Access Network (RAN) Board, a purchase order with Cogent Systems, Inc., in the amount of $341,720 for 250 Bluecheck II devices. (100% Cal-ID RAN funding)

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact to the County General Fund. All Cal-ID purchases are funded by the Regional Access Network Board. Cost is $341,720.

BACKGROUND:

This purchase order is for 250 Bluecheck II devices plus the license for each device. The Bluecheck II is a small electronic device that can capture a fingerprint and wirelessly transfer it to the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) and return a hit or no hit including a mug shot to the Officer in the street. The Regional Access Network Board (RAN) agreed to purchase 300 devices total. The breakdown is going to be 250 Bluechecks, 45 Ident III's and 5 fusion devices. The latter two are specialized for labs or motorcycle units. This particular request is strictly for the 250 Bluecheck II's that will be deployed countywide for Sheriff and City Police Officers with Mobile Data computer already in their cars.

Part of the selection process required a 90 day field trip with 25 devices at the responding vendors expense. Only 3 vendors met the requirements of the Sheriff's Office and the Cogent devise was the most user friendly and stable, which will integrate with our existing system.