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Agreement with Taser, Inc. for Body -worn Cameras
<br />May 2, 2017
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<br />Based on the results of the initial evaluation, the Police Department short- listed two vendors with
<br />the highest scores (Discover IT Solutions and Taser) and invited them to participate in additional
<br />field testing. Products and services provided by Discover IT Solutions and Taser were field
<br />tested by Police Department Field Operations and Investigations personnel, and, in addition,
<br />Police Department and City IT staff evaluated technical aspects of both systems. Both systems
<br />were evaluated based on criteria including, but not limited to, image quality, video tagging, data
<br />transfer, durability, camera activation, and support services. The results of the field testing were
<br />as follows:
<br />Taser proved to be the most responsive, experienced and cost effective respondent. Under the
<br />five -year Officer Safety Program agreement, Taser will provide 200 cameras, docking stations,
<br />unlimited storage and all required licensing. The unlimited storage offered as part of the Officer
<br />Safety Program is a significant benefit. All of the camera video data will be stored on Taser's
<br />system, eliminating the need for an in -house storage system and maintenance. The Police
<br />Department estimates storing 30 -40 TB of data per year. In addition, as part of the Officer
<br />Safety Program agreement, Taser will provide 200 new Tasers during Year 1 and Year 5 of the
<br />agreement, a total value of $691,400 for 400 tasers. The Taser weapon is standard issued
<br />equipment that the Department purchases on a regular basis for new officers and as units
<br />become irreparable /obsolete. The Police Department is scheduled to purchase between 500-
<br />600 tasers over the next five years, as we hire new officers and the taser weapons reach the end
<br />of their five -year service life.
<br />The Police Department proposes to enter into a five -year agreement with Taser, Inc. beginning
<br />May 2, 2017 and ending May 1, 2022. The agreement includes a base amount of
<br />$1,438,424.26, plus a $50,000 contingency, for a total five -year agreement amount of
<br />$1,488,424.26.
<br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
<br />Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #1 Community Safety, Objective #2 (Broaden
<br />communications, information sharing and community awareness of public safety activities.)
<br />FISCAL IMPACT
<br />Funds for this agreement are available in AMES contract services account (no. 050014018
<br />62300), and the Equitable Sharing — DOJ contract services account (no. (16614450 62300) for
<br />the following fiscal years:
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<br />Taser
<br />Discover IT
<br />Solutions
<br />Total Points
<br />89.51
<br />63.49
<br />Taser proved to be the most responsive, experienced and cost effective respondent. Under the
<br />five -year Officer Safety Program agreement, Taser will provide 200 cameras, docking stations,
<br />unlimited storage and all required licensing. The unlimited storage offered as part of the Officer
<br />Safety Program is a significant benefit. All of the camera video data will be stored on Taser's
<br />system, eliminating the need for an in -house storage system and maintenance. The Police
<br />Department estimates storing 30 -40 TB of data per year. In addition, as part of the Officer
<br />Safety Program agreement, Taser will provide 200 new Tasers during Year 1 and Year 5 of the
<br />agreement, a total value of $691,400 for 400 tasers. The Taser weapon is standard issued
<br />equipment that the Department purchases on a regular basis for new officers and as units
<br />become irreparable /obsolete. The Police Department is scheduled to purchase between 500-
<br />600 tasers over the next five years, as we hire new officers and the taser weapons reach the end
<br />of their five -year service life.
<br />The Police Department proposes to enter into a five -year agreement with Taser, Inc. beginning
<br />May 2, 2017 and ending May 1, 2022. The agreement includes a base amount of
<br />$1,438,424.26, plus a $50,000 contingency, for a total five -year agreement amount of
<br />$1,488,424.26.
<br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
<br />Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #1 Community Safety, Objective #2 (Broaden
<br />communications, information sharing and community awareness of public safety activities.)
<br />FISCAL IMPACT
<br />Funds for this agreement are available in AMES contract services account (no. 050014018
<br />62300), and the Equitable Sharing — DOJ contract services account (no. (16614450 62300) for
<br />the following fiscal years:
<br />25F -3
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