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C. 73

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Todd Billeci, Interim County Probation Officer
Date:	May 24, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Cellebrite Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/24/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:

Danielle Fokkema, 925-313-4195

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: May 24, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Interim County Probation Officer, to execute a purchase order with Cellebrite Inc. in the amount of $45,000 for the purchase of mobile forensic hardware, software, training, and support for the period May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The purchase of hardware, software, and support as well as the training will be funded through Venture Capital Funds awarded to the Probation Department as part of the FY 15/16 budget submission.

BACKGROUND:

Established in 2007, Cellebrite Mobile Forensics produces software and hardware for mobile forensics purposes used by federal, state, and local law enforcement; intelligence agencies; military branches; corporate security and investigations; law firms; and private digital forensic examiners in more than 60 countries. As society becomes more and more digitally based, it has become necessary to search cell phones and other electronic devices to ensure Probation clients are in compliance with their Probation terms. Whenever Probation needs to extract data from these devices, we must rely on local jurisdictions (Sheriff, Concord PD) to complete this task for us which is inconvenient to Probation and the Probation clients.

The Cellebrite hardware and software will allow the Probation Department to search cell phones and other electronic devices to ensure Probation clients are in compliance with their Probation terms. The Cellebrite terms and conditions accompanying the hardware and software require County to indemnify and hold Cellebrite harmless from any claim arising from any use of the software in a manner that violates any third party’s rights.

A purchase order is being used for this transaction instead of a contract since Cellebrite will only permit the purchase of its software and services if its terms and conditions govern the purchase in connection with the issuance of a purchase order.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Probation Department will continue to rely on other local jurisdictions to extract data from electronic devices.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.