To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for Evidence Management System
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator or designee to execute, on behalf of the District Attorney, Public Defender, and Probation Departments, a contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $5,920,977 to provide Axon's Justice Premier and Evidence.com software, maintenance, and support for the period February 25, 2025 through June 30, 2035.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $5,920,977 in contractual service expenditures over a 10-year period and will be funded 100% from the General Fund allocations to the District Attorney, Public Defender, and Probation Departments. The contractual terms allow for fee increases by no more than 2% per annum for Axon Justice Premier and no annual increases for Evidence.com. The requested payment limit accounts for the annual fee increases as well as $100,000 contingency for necessary change orders over the contract period.
BACKGROUND:
The County's justice partners - the District Attorney, Public Defender and Probation departments -require an evidence management system to securely store, organize, and access crucial evidence in criminal investigations, ensuring the integrity of the chain of custody, facilitating collaboration and discovery between agencies, and ultimately supporting successful prosecutions by providing a centralized and compliant method for managing all evidence types, from physical items to digital files, while maintaining legal compliance with access controls and audit trails.
Following a competitive solicitation, the justice partners have selected Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Axon) systems, which provide management, storage and sharing of the County's digital evidence (body-worn video, in-car video, interview room video...
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