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): Leo Technologies LLC
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 that the County Judge execute an amendment to a sole source exemption agreement with Leo Technologies LLC in the additional amount of $4,996,137 for software for analytics and investigation of authorized inmate communications for the Sheriff's Office for the extended period of September 27, 2025 - September 26, 2027, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.
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Background and Discussion:
Requested by the Texas Anti-Gang Center at 2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd. Houston, Texas 77008; on behalf of all participating agencies in TAG Center with a nexus to all Harris County Sheriff's Office detention/custodial facilities.
Expected Impact:
Amendment to the agreement to provide automated analytics investigative software leveraging authorized inmate communications originating from correctional facilities' phone systems. LeoTech will deploy the Verus system within the State of Texas. The software ingests, aggregates, processes, and analyzes these communications in near-real time, which allows these communications to be indexed by every single word.
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.
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