Florida School District Pays 11x More For Evolv Than CEIA

Published Dec 13, 2022 15:20 PM

Duval County Florida spent $7 million on Evolv, selecting the company over rival CEIA's OpenGate weapon detection system, despite the latter being priced under $700,000.

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In this report, we examine the County's emails and meetings, explaining their rationale and what advantages they found with the Evolv system. By contrast, see CEIA beats Evolv for Illinois school district.

Executive *******

***** ****** ******** (***** ******* *********,*** ******** ********) ******** * $* ******* ******** for ** ***** ******* ***** **** an *** **** ********* ******** **** CEIA,*****'* ******* **********. ***** ******* ********* ****** ************, camera ************, *** ********* ** *****'* advantages **** *** ** *** ********'* decision. **** ************** ********* ** ****** the ********'* ******** ** ******* ******** false ***** **** *** ******** ************ with *****'* ****** ************. ********, ****'* CEO *** ******** ** ************** **** Duval ******* ** ** *********** *****'********** ** ****** ***-******* ********** ***** ****'* ******, ***** ******************* ** *** **** ********.

Duval ****** ********

***** ****** ******** ******* ** ************, FL, ******* ******* ****** ******** ** *** US** ****, *********** ******** *** ******** with ***** ** ******* ***** ******* ** ****** ****, 2022. *** $* ******* ******** ** a *-**** ***** *** ** ***** Express ***** (** ******-**** *** ** dual-lane **************).

*** ******** **** ******* *** ********* across *** *** ** **** ******* (the ******** ****** ******* ** *****).

***** **** ** * *-****** ********, the ******** *** *$*.* ******* ********* *** ****-**** ******** ****.

Existing ********: **** *** ***** *********

*********, ***** ****** ******** ****** ** the "***** *********" ************ ******* ********* with ****-******* *** ****-**** ***** *********. However, *** ******** *** *** ********* on * ***** ***** - **** when *** ******** ******** * ******, as***** ******, ******** ** ****** ******, **** during ******** ****** ***** *******:

********** *** ****** ****, ** ******** threats. *** **** ** **** ******** weapons *** *** *******, **** ** our *******. *** **, **** ***** things *****, **** ** ******* *******, we **** * **** **** ***** together. *** ** **** **** ** searches, *** *** *******. ***** ******** are ***** *********. **** ** *** schools **** ** ** ***** ********* entrances, ***** ***** **** ***** ******** come, **'* **** ** ****** **** search ***** **** **** *** *** system, *** ***** ********. *** **** once **** **** **, **** **** to ***** ***** *******, **** *** have ** ***** ** ****, ***** laptops, ***** *********, *** ** ** very ***** ********* *** ** *** time ** ******** *** ******, **** are **** *** ***** *******, **** are ******** ******** ******* **** ***** one ** ***** ********** *** ****** them ** **** ** ** ****.

************, *** ******** ******* ** ******** approaches ** ******* ***** ******, ********** that ** ***** ********** ***** ******** false ****** **** **% ** **% amongst ***** ********, ** ** ******* from ***********'* "******** ********" *****:

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***** *** ******** **** ** ****** the ***** ***** **** ** **%, it ***** ** *********** *********** ** has**,*** ******************** ****** ****** *** **** ****** students. ** ******** *******, ***** *** no ******* ** ****'* ** *****'* issues **** ***********. *******, *** ***** units *** *** *** ********* ** Duval, ** ***** ****** ********* ** IPVM, ** ** ** ******** *** district ** *** ***** ** *** severity ** **** *******.

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Evolv **. ****

*** ******** ********** *** ******* (**** and *****) *** *** *** ********* solution, ** ***** ****** **** ****** the ***** ******* *** ******** ****** show. ***** *** *** ******** **** a $* ******* ********, ******* **** with *** $***,***.** ********. *** ******** signed*** ******** **** ******* ******** (***), *** ** *****'* ******* ******** (others ******* ******** *** *******), ***:*****: "**'** * ******* ***** *******".

****, ** ****-***** ******* **** ******* roots, *****************"******* ********" *** ** ******* *********** ***** **********. **** **** *** ************* ** numerous ****** ********* (*.*., * ****** School *********** ** **** *****, * ***** ******** ****** *********** ** *****), *** ******** (*.*.********** ********* *******).

**** *** ***** ********* *******, *** example, ***:**** ***** ***** *** ******** ****** District********** ****** ******* ********* ********(**** **** *** ***** *** **** at ******* ******, *******, *** ****** did *** ******* ***).

**** *** *********** ** *** *******,************** ************, ***., with VP of Sales, **** ******, ******* **** *** ********. ****** negotiations **** ********, ** ******* ** Tom ********* (****'* ****** ****** & Security ******** ***** *******) *** ****'* CEO**** *******.

Threat ************

****** ************ *** ***** ** *** main ***** ********* **** ****, ** the ****** ********'* ***,*** *******, ***** ** ** ***** ** CEIA:IPVM Image

***** ****** ****** ************ **** ******** boxes ********* ** ******** ********* *** tablets ******** **** *** ******. *** graphic ***** ***** ** ******* ** such * ******** *** ** * human ****:

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****** *****, **** **** *** **** any ****** ************. *******, **** * potential ****** ** ********, ****** ** the *** ** *** ******** ****** go ***, ** ***** *****:

***** ****** **** ********* ****** ************ as ** ********* ********* (******* ****** that **** ** ******** *******). *** his ********** ** *** *** ******* at * ****** ***** ******* *****:

************

*** ****** ***** ********* ***** ** Chief ****** *** ****** ************. ******, Evolv*** ******** *** ************, ********* ********, ********, *** *******. Evolv ****** *** * ******* ******* used *** ****** ********** *** *** optional ***** *** **** ******* **** can ** ********* **** *** ************ tower (*** ****** ***), ** ********* in*****'* **** ******:

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***** **** ******** **** *** **** cameras *****-**, *** *******,****** ********(********* *** ******** ***** ********* *******), *** *** ********** ** ********* with "****** **** *** ***",****'* ********* ** ****.

*********

********* **** **** ********* ** ** Evolv ********* **** ****. ***** ******** allows *** ********* ** ****, **** alerts *** **********, ****** *** ** a ********'* *********** ** *****. ******** ******** **** ********* * **** ******** ******** ** Evolv's **** ********.

******* ** *** ************, ****** ******** has *** ********** ** ****** *******, as ** ******* **** ***** ******* below *****:

*******, **** ********* ****** ***** **** detailed **** ***** *******, *******, ** is ******** ** ***** *** ** alert ******* ******* **** ** *** available **** **** ***/** ******.

**********

*** ****** ******** **** *********** *****'* throughput, **** ******** *****, ** * positive ****** ** ***** **** ****. However, **** *** ***** ******* ********** (as**** ******* ** ******* ****** ******) *** *** ***** ** *** passage *** ** *********, ** **** told ****.

CEIA's **********: ****** ************

***** *** ******** ********* ***** ******** to ** **** ***** *** ****** due ** *** ****** ************ *******, CEIA's *******,************** ************, ***.(***), ********, ****** **** ** ** "a *** ** ***** *** * feature [****** ************] **** ********** ** one **** ********".

**** ******, ** ** ***** ** (***), emailed*** ** ***** ****** ************** **** "** *** ****" *****'* threat ************ *** **** ** ** "[not] ***% ********" *** ******** ******** of "******** *****" (*** ******* ** the ******** ***** *******).

***** ****** ************ ****** *** ** faulty, ** *** ******* ***** ***** examples ** **** * "******** ***":

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********, ****** ***** **** *** "**** practice" *** ********* ********* ** "** screen *** ****** ******". *******, **** told **** *** **** ***** ** numerous *********, ** ** ** *** expect **** **** ********* * ****** localization ******* ** *** **** ******.

CEIA's **********: ******** ***** ***** ****

******* ****** ************ ***** * ******* that *** ****** *** **** **, Childs **** ******* **** **** *** a ******** ***** ***** **** - "2%" **** **** ******** ** "*-**%" with *****, ** ***** *****:

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***** *******' ***** ***** **** ******* depends ** ************** ********** *** ***********, *** *******, ***** in ******* "*" ** **** ********** * *% ***** ***** ****, *** ** ******* "*" ** Utica ********** **%. *********, *** ***** ***** **** increases **** *********** *** ** ****** in ******* **** ** ******** *** similar ***** ******.

**** **** *** ********* *********** ******** that *** ****** *** ***** ***** rate, *******, *** ****** ** ***** settings *** ******* ***** ******* ** be ****. *******, ** ******* *********** *** **** *** ******* ***** alerts** ****** ********* ************.

CEIA's **********: ***** ****** ***-******* *******

** ******* ******* ** ****** *** district's ********, **** ***,**** *******, ***** *****'* ********* ** ****** non-ferrous *******, ****** ****'* ********* (***:***** ****** ***-******* *******).

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**********, ******* ******* ******** ******'* **** ******** ** ****'* ************ walk-thorough ***** ********.

"Best ** **** ** *** ***", ****'* *** ****

** *** ****** ******** ********* ** CEIA **** **** *** ***** ****** forward **** *****, ******* ******* "**********. Best ** **** ** *** ***":

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Evolv ***'* ** ***** *** ****** ****** ** *****

***** ***** ******* ** ******** *** the ************ *** ***** ** *** ************ and **************, *** ******** **** *** **** the ***** *** ***** ****** *** existing ********* ********* **** ** **** there, ** ***** ****** ********* ****** the ***** *******:

** *** *** ***** ** **** these [***** ******* *****], **** **** be **********. ** *** ******** ******, those ****** ********* [****-******* ***** *********] will ****** *** **** *** ****'** been **********.

** ******* ** ** **** *** the ******** ****** *** ** ** so, *** **** ***** ****** ** the ******** *** *** *** ******** the *****, *** **** ***** ********** once ****'** **** **** ** ****.

********, *** ******** ****** ******** **** chose **** **** ***** *********** *** CEIA's *********** ** *** ** *** important ********** - ******* ***** ***** *** ******** ****** District.

School *** ******* **** *******

***** ******** ***** ********** **** ******* experience ** **** ********* ** **** schools *** *********** **** ********* **** the ******'* ***** *** ********* ************, as **** ** ************* **** ********* and *** ******* ********* ************ (***** ** ** ******** ****** ******** overview******* ****** ** **** *******).

*****'* ********* ** *** ********* ******** relies ******* ** *** **** **** schools **** ***** **** *** **** like ******* ** ******** (**** ********* secondary **********). *** *******, *** *****'* CEO ********** ** *** ***** **** National ******* ****** & ******** **********:

Important ****

******* ***** ****** ******** ** * definite ******** *** *****, ** ** is ** ********** **** **** *********-*********** School ******** (***), *** ******* **** Evolv *** ******** ** ****:***,*** ******** ****** *** ********* *** *****,*** ******** ****** *** ********* *****. **** **** **** ********** Evolv's *** ***** **** *******/** ******** *********** **** **** *** ******* ** such ***** ****** *********.

***** *********** ******** ***** **** ****** *******, ** *****'* *********** ** ***** is ************ *** *** ********, ** is ******** **** **** **** ******** the ****** ** ***** ********, ******* only * ******** ** *****'*$*.* ******* ****** ****** ******.

10 ******** ****

***** **** ************* ** **** ****** with *** ******** ****.

Comments (5)
U
Undisclosed #1
Dec 15, 2022

"**********. **** ** **** ** *** all"

* ***** **** ********* ********* ***** is ******** **** **** *******.

***, ** ** ******** *** **** luck **** ******** **** * **** significant **** **** *** ******* ********* of *** ********** ****** ** ********** weapons **** ******** ********** **** ** installed.

JH
John Honovich
Dec 15, 2022
IPVM

* *****, ** *** ******* ** someone ****** * ****, ****** **** to *** ******** ** ** ******** and ************* ***** ** ***. ** least * ** ************ **** **** he ***** ** *************, ********** ***** he **** ****. * ***** ** would ** ****** ** *** ** a **** ******* ****** ** ***** a ******** ********** ** **** **** customer ****** **** *** ** **** a ****** *****.

****, * ** ***** **** ****** work ** ********* *** ***** ****** integration ** ** ** * ******** deficiency ** ***** (****** ******* **** is ***** ****** *** **** ** a ********* ********).

(2)
U
Undisclosed #1
Dec 15, 2022

* *****, ** *** ******* ** someone ****** * ****, ****** **** to *** ******** ** ** ******** and ************* ***** ** ***.

** ***** **** ** ************ *** wording ***** *** *** ***** ***** actually ** *******.

***, *** ******** ** *** ****** part, *** **** **** ******.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Dec 16, 2022

* ***** *** **** **** ** can ** *********** ** ****** ********* that ** ****** **** **** **** direct *** ******* ********. * ********** the **** ** ****** * *** deal **** *** ************ ***** ***'** the ****** ********, *** **** ***'* intrude **** **** ******** *************.

(1)
U
Undisclosed #1
Dec 17, 2022

* ********** *** **** ** ****** a *** **** **** *** ************ think ***'** *** ****** ********

****... *** ****** *** **** ***** have *********** *** **** ** ****** to * **********.

**** ** * *****. ***...

**** *** **** **** ** * competitorwho *** ~*** **** *** *** - ******* *********** *********** ** *** ********* provided?

******* *** *********** ***** **** ********* like **** ***** ****** ** *** rational ***** ***** *** ***** *********.

** * **** ** *** ********, I *** ******* **** ** ***** think **** ***** *** ***** ******* in **** ** **** ***** ******** that ** *** ** ******* ****. i.e. ***** ** *****, ***** ** loses.

** *** *******/********** ***** ** ******** a ***** ******** ** *********, ***.