Title
TLOxp Online Investigative Services Contract - EXC 23-120 - Request for Award (Ordinance S-49827)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. (TRADS) to provide Online Investigative Services for the Homeland Defense Bureau of the Police Department. Further request an exception to the indemnity and assumption of liability provisions of Phoenix City Code section 42-18. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract will not exceed $138,600.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide Police staff with subscription services to the TLOxp Online Investigative Service Database. These services include access to an online investigative database of public and proprietary information. The TLOxp database is a powerful analytic tool used to research people, locations, and companies, that helps streamline processes and delivers quick turnaround of information and completion times for rapid identification and apprehension of criminal violators. This service has provided officers with relevant, actionable and timely information since 2012 to locate suspects, persons of interest and potential witnesses to crime. The information available in this database is vital to the role and mission of the Police Department.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, standard competition was waived as a result of an approved determination memo based on special circumstances, being without competition. The Police Department purchased the TLOxp Software in 2012 from TRADS, the sole proprietor, and needs to continue to procure their subscription services for access to their investigative database which best aligns with the needs of the department.
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about June 1, 2023, for a three-year term with a maximum of five one-year options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value will not exceed $138,600 for the three-year aggregate term. Funding is available in the Police Department's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.