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Apple Inc.
Description
For $21,727 in payment authority to purchase 13 Apple MacBook Pro laptops for the Drug Enforcement Bureau's Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Unit of the Phoenix Police Department. The HEAT Unit is comprised of two squads of detectives that have the primary role of investigating human trafficking in all its forms. The HEAT Unit is also partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Greater Phoenix Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force to meet the HEAT Unit’s investigative needs. Currently, the unit utilizes Apple products for human trafficking investigations and operations. At this time, there are not enough functioning laptops for investigators. These laptops are budgeted to be funded through the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Grant for Fiscal Year 2022-23.