DATE:
April 8, 2025
04
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
SHERIFF - REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION FOR AN AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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.
On April 7, 2009 (4), the Board of Supervisors authorized the Sheriff's Office to issue a competitive solicitation for the procurement of a replacement Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), a solution that stores and processes fingerprint and palm print images to build a local database and is able to search and compare prints to local, State, and Federal fingerprint databases. In December 2011, a new AFIS was successfully implemented at the Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement agencies in San Diego County. The AFIS continues to be in use but has become obsolete and needs replacement.
Today's action requests the Board to authorize a competitive solicitation for a new Automated Fingerprint Identification System.
RECOMMENDATION
SHERIFF
In accordance with Section 401, Article XXIII of the County Administrative Code authorize the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Contracting to issue a competitive solicitation for an Automated Fingerprint Identification System, and upon successful negotiations and determination of a fair and reasonable price, award a contract for an initial term of five years, with five one-year option periods, and an additional six-month extension, if needed, and to amend the contract as needed to reflect changes to service requirements and f...
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