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AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF CELLEBRITE INC. MOBILE DEVICE FORENSIC EXTRACTION SOLUTION WITH CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: SCOTT STAFFORD, LIEUTENANT
CONTACT INFORMATION: SCOTT STAFFORD, (714) 754-5675
RECOMMENDATION:
recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Authorize the use of OMNIA Partners' Cooperative Agreement No. R191902 with Carahsoft Technology Corporation for the purchase of Cellebrite Inc. mobile device forensic extraction solution.
2. Authorize the purchase of Cellebrite Inc. mobile device forensic extraction solution under the awarded Organized Retail Theft Prevention (ORT) Grant through OMNIA Partners' Cooperative Agreement No. R191902 with Carahsoft Technology Corporation in the amount of $128,760.27.
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BACKGROUND:
The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) seeks to appropriate funds from the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) from the Organized Retail Theft Prevention (ORT) Grant for the purchase of Cellebrite Inc. mobile device forensic extraction solution.
Cellebrite Inc. provides a universal forensic extraction device (UFED) solution for extracting, decoding, and analyzing data from mobile devices (i.e., smartphones, cell phones, tablets, GPS units, SIM cards, memory cards, drones, and USB devices), including live and deleted data, contacts, phone numbers, call logs, text messages, SMS messages, app data (social network and other), location data, pictures, videos, and voice messages. UFED technology provides digital forensic investigators with the capability to collect, protect, and act decisively on mobile device data for criminal investigations.
ANALYSIS:
The proposed purchase through the Omnia Partners' Cooperative Agreement No. R191902 with Carahsoft Technology Corporation is necessary to comply with reporting requirements set forth under the awarded $3.5 million ORT Grant. The purchase of Cellebrite Inc. mobile de...
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