DATE:
June 3, 2025
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
SHERIFF - REQUEST FOR SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF CALIFORNIA IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM EQUIPMENT (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
The California Identification System/Remote Access Network (Cal-ID/RAN) is a statewide system that provides local law enforcement agencies with direct access to local, state, and federal automated fingerprint, palm print, photo systems and databases. This statewide system allows for the rapid identification of persons booked into detention facilities and latent prints lifted from crime scenes. The Sheriff's Office serves as San Diego County's CAL-ID/RAN administrator.
Livescans are a critical component of the Cal-ID/RAN system as they are biometric acquisition and identification devices that capture fingerprints and palm prints and electronically transmit those images to be stored in our local, state, and federal fingerprint databases. On February 11, 2020 (4), the Board of Supervisors authorized the Sheriff's Office to purchase upgraded livescan devices. The current contract for livescan devices with Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC (Idemia) started on July 27, 2020, and will expire on July 28, 2025. Today's action requests the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors to authorize a contract extension for the continued service model plan with Idemia. A single source procurement is precluded from competition based on standardization as Cal-ID/RAN has operated the same Idemia livescan equipment since 2020. Idemia is the exclusive manufacturer, owner, and provider of their livescan hardware, software, and related services. No other service provider is authorized to modify or update Idemia's proprietary system. Furthermore, Idemia's livescans are tightly integrated with the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) which requires absolute compatibility for the integration.
RECOMMENDATION
SHERIFF
In accordance with Board Policy A-87, Competitive Procurement...
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