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UTILITY
<br />City of South Bend Board of Public Works September 7, 2017
<br />County City Building
<br />227 West Jefferson Blvd., Suite 1316
<br />South Bend, IN 46601
<br />ATTN: Captain Chris Voros
<br />cvoros@southbeindin.gov
<br />574-235-7770
<br />Subject: Request for Proposal for SBPD Body Camera/ In Car Video Camera Project
<br />On behalf of Utility Associates, Inc., thank you for the opportunity to present our BodyWorn TM
<br />policy -based automated recording technology to the City of South Bend Board of Public Works,
<br />and the South Bend Police Department (SBPD), Utility's BodyWorn Tm and RocketloT in car
<br />solutions meet and exceed the RFP's, requirements. BodyWorn TM is a 2016 Amazon Web
<br />Services (AWS) City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge award winner. BodyWorn TM is a mobile
<br />computing device operating within the Cloud, hosted with Amazon Web Services, is user-
<br />friendly, requires no ancillary devices, and no additional hardware or software. It is a complete
<br />system ruin on a Smart Android computing device. As a computer, Bodyvvorn TM is able to add
<br />features and capabilities, all the while updating the same device. BodyWorri is the only
<br />body camera solution where Giunshot Activates a recording, with a pre-pended recording
<br />to ensure video under use of force.
<br />Within the last 18 months, more than 50 law enforcement agencies have adopted Utility"s
<br />Generation 2 BodyVVornTm technology. Our satisfied clients include nearby law enforcement
<br />agencies near Douglas County, and throughout the US including: City of Lawrence (IN) Police
<br />Department, City of Colorado Springs (CO) Police Department, DeKalb County (GA) Police
<br />Department, City of Boca Raton (FL) Police Department, and Nampa (ID) Police Department.
<br />Transparency, Simplicity and Officer Safety are key benefits of BodyWorn Tm recording
<br />automation, powered by Departmental policies and automatic triggers. This enables officers to
<br />focus on policing instead of video equipment. Benefits to the City include greater reliability,
<br />security, efficiency, lower total cost of ownership, and better law enforcement policy outcomes.
<br />Rocket-IoT TM In Car Video !solution is designed for automated and independent operation.
<br />Asynchronous over -tine -air updates occur in the background, without effort by the Department.
<br />Reliable mounting hardware secures Rocket-IoT TM in all ranges of vehicles, from, cruisers to
<br />specialty vehicles.
<br />We would also like to alert the City of South Bend to the pitfalls of "Basic" tier pricing tactics that
<br />may be proposed by other vendors. While initially such pricing may seem as a viable, cost-
<br />effective option, many agencies that have been enticed by this pricing option experience buyer's
<br />remorse. Their "Basic" tier does not include many of the features essential to a successful body
<br />camera prograim. These features include: active directory authentication credentials,,
<br />administrator ability to define video retention, ability to view video on the camera, and the ability
<br />to capture video file metadata such as CPS coordinates. All of Utility's pricing options include
<br />these as standard features.
<br />BodyWorn Tm has capabilities that provide unique benefits to the City of South Bend, and SBPD:
<br />Automatic, Policy -Based Smart Recording: In addition to a manual Bluetooth remote,
<br />recording can be triggered automatically by custom policies your department creates:
<br />sensors in the vehicle, remote activation from dispatch or a supervisor, running and
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