STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: September 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Police Department
EXECUTIVE: Dominique Artis
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service contract for the purchase of gunshot detection equipment and services for the Police Department - Crime Gun Intelligence Technologies, LLC, sole source - Not to exceed $336,362.00 - Financing: Communications Services Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
This three-year service contract will provide for the purchase of gunshot detection equipment and services for the Police Department. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) will utilize this equipment to detect gunshot events in targeted areas of the City. The equipment will alert DPD personnel to possible shooting events and provide audio recordings and event location within seconds for DPD personnel verification. This verification will increase the accuracy of the gunshot event before dispatching officers to the area for response, saving critical officers time. Due to the system's real-time alerting capabilities, DPD will be able to respond to actual gunshot events and collect evidence, such as bullet casings, and witness statements rapidly before the evidence is destroyed or lost.
Equipment being purchased through this contract will be strategically and inconspicuously deployed in areas of the City with high levels of reported or actual gunshot activity. The devices can geolocate suspected gunshot activity to within a few meters. The system's advanced technology can distinguish between the sound of fireworks, automotive engine backfires, and similar sounds and that of actual gunshots.
This gunshot detection equipment is uniquely capable of being easily deployable by DPD Officers with training provided by the supplier. The transportable nature of the equipment, along with its self-calibrating capabilities allows DPD to easily move equipment from one area of the City to another without intervention from the supplier.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
This Item has no prior action.
FISCAL INFORMATION
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Fund |
FY 2024 |
FY 2025 |
Future Years |
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Communications Services Fund |
$249,962.00 |
$43,200.00 |
$43,200.00 |
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M/WBE INFORMATION
In accordance with the City’s Business Inclusion and Development Policy adopted on September 23, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-1430, as amended, the M/WBE participation on this contract is as follows:
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Contract Amount |
Procurement Category |
M/WBE Goal |
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$336,362.00 |
Other Services |
N/A |
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M/WBE Subcontracting % |
M/WBE Overall % |
M/WBE Overall Participation $ |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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• This Business Inclusion and Development Plan does not apply to Sole Source procurements. |
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• Crime Gun Intelligence Technologies, LLC - Non-local; Workforce - 0.00% Local |
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
Method of Evaluation for Award Type:
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Sole Source |
• Utilized for procurements where functional requirements can only be satisfied by one vendor, such as those where patents, copyrights or monopolies exists |
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• Exempted from competitive bidding process |
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• The Office of Procurement Services conducted a sole source review and found no exceptions |
OWNER/EXECUTIVE
Crime Gun Intelligence Technologies, LLC
545 Commerce Street
Tupelo, Mississippi 38804
Tim Kelly, Manager