The request for City Council is to approve the purchase of a 3D Crime Scene Mapper from FARO Technologies, Inc in the amount of $61,793.79. Also, approve the corresponding budget amendment that allocates the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) grant funding dollars to the F.Y. 23/24 police budget for the purchase of the 3D Crime Scene mapper.

On November 7, 2023, the City Council approved the USDOJ Reducing Violent Crime through Technology and Community Engagement Project Grant for the New Port Richey Police Department in the amount of $183,120.00. The purchase of a 3D Crime Scene Mapper was listed (along with other essential equipment) in the USDOJ grant as an essential item for enhancing our ability to process crime scenes with advanced technology.

The city went out to bid on December 27, 2023, and received two 3D Crime Scene Mapper bid proposals under RFP #24-009 from FARO Technologies, Inc in the amount of $61,793.79 and from Duncan and Parnell in the amount of $65,634.38.

After a thorough evaluation of the two bids submitted in response to City RFP #24-009, we are recommending that the City Council approve the selection of FARO Technologies, Inc to procure the 3D Crime Scene Mapper in the amount of $61,793.79. FARO Technologies, Inc met all the criteria set forth in the bid selection process, has a stellar reputation among law enforcement agencies in the Tampa Bay area, and was the lowest bidder.