REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 1, 2022
FROM
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Forensic Logic, LLC. for COPLINK System Maintenance
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. 18-741 with Forensic Logic, LLC., to extend the term by one year, for a new contract period of November 1, 2018, through March 31, 2023, and increase the contract amount by $184,171, from $668,171 to $852,342, for the provision of licensed software maintenance of the COPLINK system.
(Presenter: John Ades, Deputy Chief, 387-3760)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The increase of $184,171 for COPLINK software maintenance will be funded through the United States Department of Homeland Security Grant Program’s (HSGP) Fiscal Year 2020 award. Sufficient appropriation and revenue are included in the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator’s (Department) 2021-22 budget, and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The COPLINK system provides law enforcement with cross-jurisdictional information sharing and analysis over a highly secure web-based platform. Since 2012, the Department has contracted for the proprietary hardware and software development, upgrades, and maintenance of the COPLINK system, which have been funded by various HSGP awards. The HSGP FY2020 award was accepted by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on December 7, 2021 (Item No. 74).
PROCUREMENT
On September 25, 2018 (Item No. 47), the Board approved Contract No 18-741 with Forensic Logic, LLC. (Forensic Logic) to provide software development and the proprietary maintenance and technical support of the COPLINK system for the period of November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019.
On November 19, 2019 (Item No. 34), the Board approved Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 18-741 with Forensic Logic, for the provision of software maintenance and support of the COPLINK system, for the period of November 1, 2018 through March 31, 2021.
On March 9, 2021 (Item No. 39), the Board approved Amendment No 2 to Contract No. 18-741 with Forensic Logic, for the provision of software maintenance and support of the COPLINK system, for the period of November 1, 2018 through March 31, 2022.
The proposed amendment will allow for the continuation of proprietary software maintenance of the COPLINK system through March 31, 2023. The contract provides for termination by either party with 30 days’ written notice.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Richard D. Luczak, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on January 25, 2022; Purchasing (Michael Candelaria, Lead Buyer, 387-0321) on January 22, 2022; Finance (Yael Verduzco, Administrative Analyst, 387-5285) on February 8, 2022; and County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on February 8, 2022.