The city of Pasadena this week released a request for proposal for a vendor to design, build, test and implement a body-worn camera system for its law enforcement personnel.
Pasadena doesn't currently have a body-worn video solution installed, according to the city's bid document. Pasadena wants a system that is compliant with the Criminal Justice Information Sharing (CJIS) standard and "capable of tracking, cataloging and monitoring video to ensure integrity and chain-of-custody for use as evidence in court proceedings that is capable of integrating with other digital evidence management systems, including WatchGuard and VeriPic Digital Evidence Management System."
The system would support 300 body-worn cameras and 15 docking stations. The contract is for a period of three to eight years. RFP responses are due Feb. 23. Access the bid here.
Last fall Pasadena received a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for its body camera system. The funding came from a $23 million pool from the Obama administration to purchase 50,000 body-worn cameras nationwide.
Like other law enforcement jurisdictions, Pasadena reportedly has been working on policies for storing, accessing and archiving the large volume of data that will come from the body-worn cameras.
