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District Attorney recommending the Board approve and authorize the continuation of perpetual agreements and software licenses with the following:
1) Department of Justice, Agreement 01-098-01(139-S0611), for laboratory analysis at an estimated annual amount of $35,000;
2) Accurint, Agreement 581-S1210, to conduct public and commercial database searches for attorneys and investigators, at an estimated annual amount of $10,080;
3) Constellation Justice Systems, Agreement 317-S0111 for case tracking, document production, scheduling, management and operational reporting, legal support and research tracking, as well as victim/witness services for the annual not-to-exceed amount of $100,000;
4) Lexipol, LLC, Agreement 043-S1611, Amendment II for policy manual update guidance based on the latest changes in federal and state statutes, regulations, best practices and case law for the annual not-to-exceed amount of $2,750; and
5) TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. for a TLOXP access subscription for the purpose of investigative research in the estimated annual amount of $1,900.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The District Attorney recommends the approval and continuation of the listed agreements through FY 2018/19 as each perpetual agreement is necessary to effectively investigate and prosecute matters under the law.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In accordance with Board Policy Number C-17, departments are required to obtain authorization from the Board of Supervisors to utilize any contract that does not have a stated contract term on an annual basis. The District Attorney's Office has Board-approved contracts with Accurint, the Department of Justice, Constellation Justice Systems, and Lexipol which do not have a stated contract term and is recommending the Board authorize the continued use of these agreements.
Department of Justice - Since March 2005, the District Attorney's Office has contracted with the Department of Justic...
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