Atlanta panel backs up to $126,000 a year for police mobile-device extraction tools

Atlanta’s Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee unanimously recommended Sept. 28 a proposed agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corporation for mobile-device forensic extraction tools for Atlanta Police. The spending ceiling would be $126,000 annually, covering software licensing or subscriptions, maintenance, updates and technical support.

The proposal would use a cooperative purchasing contract awarded through OMNIA Partners/Cobb County. Its term would continue through April 30, 2027, with a one-year renewal option. The walk-in legislation is listed as agenda item 18, ID 41273, for agreement CP-PIGGY/APD/2609-1270060.

The packet lists City Council consideration for Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. The committee recommendation is not an executed agreement: the text requires legal approval, mayoral execution, clerk attestation and delivery before the agreement binds the city.