REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 17, 2019
FROM
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Adopt Resolution to Acquire Cellular Communications Simulator Technology and Approve Contract with Tactical Support Equipment, Inc. to Acquire Cell Site Simulator Equipment
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Adopt Resolution, as required by California Government Code Section 53166(c), authorizing the acquisition of cell site simulator equipment by the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator.
2. Approve Contract with Tactical Support Equipment, Inc. for the acquisition of cell site simulator equipment, maintenance, training, technical support and a three-year warranty, in the amount of $636,500 (including sales tax), for the period of December 18, 2019 through December 17, 2022.
(Presenter: John Ades, Captain, 387-0640)
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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 cost of the cell site simulator equipment (simulator), maintenance, training, technical support and three-year warranty in the amount of $636,500 will be funded by the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Department) Federal Asset Forfeiture - Treasury Fund ($386,500), and the 2018 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) grant award ($250,000). Sufficient appropriation and revenue are included in the Department's 2019-20 Adopted Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department acquired a cell site simulator in 2012 and it is used within strict guidelines, requiring a court order or a search warrant signed by a magistrate. This technology greatly enhances the Department's efforts to achieve its public safe...
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