STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Safe
AGENDA DATE: August 13, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Dallas Police Department
EXECUTIVE: Dominique Artis
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement for a web-based investigative software solution, TLOxp, for the Dallas Police Department with Carahsoft Technology Corp through the OMNIA cooperative agreement (R240303) - Not to exceed $399,000.24 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a cooperative purchasing agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide access to a web-based investigative software solution, TLOxp, that allows users to search various databases to aid in identifying, tracking, and locating individuals involved in criminal and terrorist activities. The agreement includes eight hundred licenses annually with unlimited transactions for non-specialty reports and four thousand transactions for specialty report types each year.
The Dallas Police Department requires different levels of search capabilities, some general search capabilities for officers, and more advanced or detailed searches for detectives and crime analysts, including all members of the Fusion Center. The Fusion Center's main task is to create criminal intelligence for real-time dissemination to patrol officers and detectives in the field.
The OMNIA cooperative agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Subchapter F, Chapter 271, Texas Local Government Code. Section 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code which authorizes a local government to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Program with another local government or a local cooperative organization.
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