Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Sheriff
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Fermata Discovery, Inc
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an addendum to an agreement with Fermata Discovery, Inc in the amount of $17,500 to provide settlement and full compensation for services rendered from March 8, 2025 - March 8, 2026 for VIXN License Agreement for the Sheriff's Office for the period of May 14, 2026 - May 13, 2027, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Sheriff's Office Crime Analysts & Intelligence Division (CAID) requests for VIXN-Law Enforcement licenses from Fermata Discovery to help identify possible suspects. The software aids analysts in keeping complex human trafficking and gang cases organized.
Expected Impact:
The system supports different datasets making the data searchable while overlapping links generating multimode dataset link, identifying possible suspects for investigators to be proactive.
Alternative Options:
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: A: Reduce violent crime across the County.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): A4: Improve safety through targeted pursuit of violent crime suspects.
Infrastructure Initiat...
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