File #: O-173-23    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 3/21/2023 In control: Police Operations Department
On agenda: 4/4/2023 Final action: 4/4/2023
Title: Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five-year software license and use agreement with Cellebrite, Inc.; authorizing the General Fund expenditure of an amount not to exceed $86,883.04 for each year of a five-year agreement; subject to future appropriations; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
Attachments: 1. Product Overview
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Cellebrite Five Year Agreement
Toledo Police Department
Lt. James Brown (x3203)
Revised

Title
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five-year software license and use agreement with Cellebrite, Inc.; authorizing the General Fund expenditure of an amount not to exceed $86,883.04 for each year of a five-year agreement; subject to future appropriations; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.

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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Cellebrite, Inc. for a five-year agreement for their proprietary Cellebrite Premium Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED). Cellebrite Premium is the only on-site solution in the market today that enables law enforcement to recover the passcode, unlock and perform a full file system extraction on Apple and Android devices. This contract will enable the department to reliably budget for five-years of costs related to cell phone forensics. Cellebrite, Inc. is the sole source provider of Cellebrite Premium.

Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:

SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a five-year software and license use agreement with Cellebrite, Inc. for Cellebrite Premium, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Police and the Director of Law.

SECTION 2. That the total amount not to exceed $434,415.20 is authorized for expenditure from the General Fund Account Code 1001-52000-3381002STDSTD for the five year agreement. That annual payments not to exceed $86,883.04 for each of the five years are authorized subject to future appropriations.

SECTION 3. That this Council finds and determines it is in the best interest of the city to waive the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187 for the reason that Cellebrite, Inc. is the sole-source provider for Cellebrite Premium which is a proven and reliable product essential to fo...

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