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District Attorney’s Office recommending the Board:
1) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, Section 3.4.2 (a), exempting the Digital Analyst licensing services from the competitive bidding process, with Purchasing Agent concurrence, due to the technological, specialized and unique character of the good;
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue Purchase Contract 10002 with Closure Intelligence Inc. for a three-year period, in the amount of $165,000;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Closure Intelligence Order Form and Platform Services Agreement as incorporated within Purchase Contract 10002;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any future amendments to Purchase Contract 10002 that do not alter the amount nor the term, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
5) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 budget transfer increasing revenue and appropriations within the District Attorney’s budget by $55,000 (4/5 vote required).
FUNDING: Supplemental Local Law Enforcement Funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The District Attorney’s Office (DA) investigative and prosecutorial teams routinely integrate, organize, and interrogate large volumes evidentiary material across multiple formats and source systems, including extensive video and audio recordings. Due to the heavily manual review process, the office needs a single integrated platform that will streamline their efforts. Closure Intelligence Inc.’s Digital Analyst is an artificial intelligence-enabled tool purpose-built to support law enforcement and prosecutorial workflows by accelerating evidentiary review, reducing manual analysis, and enabling structured examination of investigative leads, including alternative and potentially exculpatory hypotheses.
The DA is looking to fund a three-year license agreement with Closure Intelligence Inc. using Supplemental Local Law Enforcement Funds (SELSF). Per Califo...
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