To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title: Purchase Order and Related Software License Agreement with TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent or designee to execute, on behalf of the District Attorney, a purchase order and related license agreement with TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $54,000 for the usage of a primary public records search tool for investigative and trial preparation and victim assistance services, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in expenditures up to $54,000 which have been included in the Department’s FY25-26 Budget.
BACKGROUND:
Investigators working in the District Attorney’s Office use the primary public records search engine provided by TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. to locate victims, witnesses and suspects. The tool is also used by the Victim and Witness Assistance Specialists to locate individuals and assets for financial victim restitution.
Approval of the Purchase Order and related Software License Agreement will allow the District Attorney’s Office to continue using this tool in support of investigative and trial preparation and victim assistance services. This Software License Agreement includes a limitation of liability and indemnification under which the County agrees to hold TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc., harmless from any claims arising out of the performance under this agreement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without executing the Purchase Order and related Software License Agreement with TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc., the District Attorney’s Office cannot continue to use the search tool for assisting investigations and trial preparation and victim assistance services.