Municipality of Anchorage ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT Resource Management MEMORANDUM DATE: June 24, 2009 TO: Bart Mauldin, Purchasing Officer THROUGH: Rob Huen, Chief of Police FROM: Stephen W. Miko, Resource Manager SUBJECT: Sate Source Proprietary Purchase Request Harris KingFish Dual Mode System The department requests sole source proprietary purchase of a KingFish Dual-Mode System from the manufacturer, Harris Wireless Products Group in Melbourne, Florida. The KingFish Dual-Mode System Vehicular/Man Portable Configuration is a Harris Government Communications Systems Division proprietary designed cellular phone surveillance and tracking system. This system is available exclusively to government and law enforcement agencies and is currently the only vehicle/man-portable CDMA, GSM, and UMTS interrogation, tracking and location, and signal information collection system. This system allows law enforcement agencies. when appropriate warrants are issued. the ability to: - 0 identify location of an active cellular device to within 25 feet of actual location anywhere in the United States a Track the route of any active cellular device and record tracking information for evidentiary purposes - Mimic the functional appearance of an active cellular service tower Interrupt service to active cellular connection - Prevent connection to identified cellular device ("No Service") This system as identified in the requested specification is not capable of eavesdropping on an active conversation or activating the microphone of a powered cellular device for covert listening purposes. Due to prohibitions of Title Ill of the Omnibus Crime and Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, this "eavesdropping" functionality is available as an add on module that is available only to the Central Intelligence Agency and certain Military Command Entities. No other vendor produces a similar functioning system that allows for the portability of this unit. Harris Wireless Products Group developed and owns the product designs and adds proprietary application specific software for this system. Harris Corporation is the manufacturer and sole United States distributor of this product. The equipment is offered to military, federal and other law enforcement agencies utilizing GSA Contract pricing. Sole source proprietary purchase of the Kingfish Dual-Mode System is in the best interest of the Municipality of Anchorage and will enhance the ability of the Anchorage Police Department specialty first responder teams to remotely disarm a cellular triggered explosive device and to identify the location or terrorist suspects and track their movements. The administration recommends approval of the sole source proprietary purchase of a KingFish Dual-Mode System and associated training from Harris Wireless Products Group in the amount of $119,200. Funds Availability: $91,820.65 BP2007 (FY2007 Law Enforcement Terrorism Protection Grant) $17,779.35 BP2007 9,600.00 BP2007 (FY2007 Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds) Anchorage Police Department 4501 Elmore Road Anchorage, Alaska 99507-1599 till Resource Management (907) 786-8540 (907) 786-8818 fax