To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title: Software End Customer License Agreement with Cellebrite
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a contract with Cellebrite DI Ltd. in an amount not to exceed $21,292 for the usage of a software license to unlock smartphones for investigations purpose, for the period September 8, 2024 through September 7, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in expenditures of up to $21,292 which is included in the Department’s FY2024-2025 Budget and within its General Fund allocation.
BACKGROUND:
Cellebrite provides investigators in the District Attorney’s Office access to locked Apple and Android smartphones through their premium product. This product will be used to access critical data for crimes against children, violent crimes, and illegal narcotic activities. Cellebrite also processes the extracted data, separate the data into categories such as text messages, pictures, location history and web history, and presents it in an effective manner so that prosecutors can take it into court in an easily readable format for the court and jurors.
This Software End Customer License Agreement includes limitation of liability and indemnification for the County to hold Cellebrite harmless from any claims arising out of the performance under this agreement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without executing the Software End Customer License Agreement, the District Attorney’s Office cannot utilize the software for investigatory and prosecutorial purposes.