To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Thales DIS USA, Inc. - LiveScan
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RESCIND prior Board Action (25-1426) from April 15, 2025, which approved and authorized the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Thales DIS USA, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $599,845 for the LiveScan 5 fingerprinting software and equipment upgrade and warranty, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Thales DIS USA, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $658,330, and ACCEPT terms and conditions for a LiveScan Desktop and warranty, and LiveScan 5 equipment upgrade and warranty, for the Office of the Sheriff, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $658,330 in contractual service expenditures over a 1-year period and will be funded 100% by the Remote Access Network (RAN) Board approved budget.
BACKGROUND:
Thales LiveScan is a digital fingerprinting process that uses an electronic machine to capture fingerprints without ink or a card. The fingerprints are then electronically sent to the California Department of Justice and/or the FBI for a criminal history check. The use of LiveScan also helps the Office of the Sheriff to positively identify subject(s).
The Office of the Sheriff requires the criminal LiveScan 5 equipment upgrade as the currently deployed LiveScan 4 equipment is antiquated and the systems are rapidly failing. The Livescan 4 equipment was deployed to the county's local Law Enforcement agencies in December 2016. As standard with most technology, the software and hardware become outdated in approximately five years, and the currently deployed software and har...
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