TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Kris Keeley, Public Defender
REPORT BY: Jessica Calderon-Carlin, Legal Office Manager
SUBJECT: Agreement No. 270108B with Axon Enterprises, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 270108B with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for a cloud based Digital Evidence System for a ten-year term with annual price escalators; and approval of a waiver of competitive bidding requirements and sole source award. (Fiscal Impact: $52,558 Expense; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Axon), an Arizona corporation, provides Justice Premier, a cloud-based Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) that enables the secure receipt, storage, and sharing of discovery and other case related items for criminal cases. Through this system, law enforcement agencies submit digital evidence directly to the District Attorney's Office who then provides discovery to the defense.
In April 2023, Napa County Information Technology Services entered into an agreement with Axon on behalf of the District Attorney's Office to streamline and centralize digital evidence storage using Axon's Evidence.com platform. The Napa County Sheriff's Office also utilizes Axon services, and Axon remains the only solution that provides countywide access to digital evidence uploaded by county law enforcement agencies. Based on this exclusivity and Axon's existing contracts with county law enforcement partners, Axon qualifies as a sole source provider.
The Axon Justice Premier software offers several enhanced features that will provide the Public Defender's Office with the same access that the District Attorney's Office's has concerning digital evidence, including:
- Pro licenses for all Department staff (currently limited in number)
- Multi-camera video playback
- Axon transcription assistant tools
- Ability to play third-party video formats directly from Evidence.com
- Automated redaction tools
- Axon Citizen, en...
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