REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 21, 2015
FROM: JERRY DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: ROBERT NEVAREZ, Deputy Chief
Administrative Services Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to purchasing body-worn cameras and conducted electrical weapons for the Fresno Police Department:
1. Authorize the Chief of Police to specify TASER International, Inc., without substitution, for the purchase and rotating replacement of 400 TASER Axon flex body-worn video cameras and 400 Conducted Electrical Weapons (CEW's, also known as "Tasers"), under the sole source competitive bidding exception.
2. Award a purchase contract in the amount of $2,586,081 payable over five years at $515,213 during the first year and $517,717 per year for the remaining four years to TASER International, Inc., for the purchase and service of body-worn video cameras, CEWs, and unlimited video storage through TASER's Evidence.com storage service.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended City Council authorize the Chief of Police to specify TASER International, Inc., without substitution, for the purchase and rotating replacement of 400 TASER Axon flex body-worn video cameras and 400 Conducted Electrical Weapons under the sole source competitive bidding exception and award a purchase contract in the amount of $2,586,081 for the purchase and service of body-worn video cameras, CEWs, and unlimited video storage through TASER's Evidence.com storage service.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TASER International, Inc. ("TASER"), has patented a body-worn video camera technology system - AXON Flex, conducted electrical weapons ("CEWs"), and a secure patented cloud-based video storage component called Evidence.com. The AXON Flex camera's trademarked mounting capabilities provide unparalleled options for users to place a video camera on sunglasses, helmets, lapels, and uniform epaulettes to provide a relatively unobstructed point of view. The variety of mounting options and vid...
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