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apart from the permanent cavity”, Fragmentation does not reliably occur in soft tissue handgun
wounds due to the low velocities of handgun bullets. When fragmentation does occur, fragments
are usually found within one centimeter (.39") of the permanent cavity.4 Due to the fact that most
modern premium law enforcement ammunition now commonly uses bonded projectiles (copper
jacket bonded to lead core), the likelihood of fragmentation is very low. For these reasons,

wounding effects secondary to any handgun caliber bullet fragmentation are considered

inconsequential.

Psychology

Any discussion of stopping armed adversaries with a handgun has to include the psychological state
of the adversary. Psychological factors are probably the most important relative to achieving rapid
incapacitation from a gunshot wound to the torso.5 First and foremost, the psychological effects of
being shot can never be counted on to stop an individual from continuing conscious voluntary
action. Those who do stop commonly do so because they decide to, not because they have to, The
effects of pain are often delayed due-to survival patterns secondary to “fight or flight” reactions
within the body, drug/alcohol influences and in the case of extreme anger or aggression, pain can
simply be ignored. Those subjects who decide to stop immediately after being shot in the torso do
so commonly because they know they have been shot and are afraid of injury or death, regardless of
caliber, velocity, or bullet design. tt should also be noted that psychological factors can be a leading
cause of incapacitation failures and as such, proper shot placement, adequate penetration, and

multiple shots on target cannot be over emphasized.

Tactical Realities

Shot placement is paramount and law enforcement officers on average strike an adversary with
only 20 - 30 percent of the shots fired during a shooting incident. Given the reality that shot
placement is paramount (and difficult to achieve given the myriad of variables present in a deadly
force encounter) in obtaining effective incapacitation, the caliber used must maximize the

likelihood of hitting vital organs. Typical law enforcement shootings result in only one or two solid

3 Fackier, M.L., Malinowski, J.A.: “The Wound Profile: A Visual Method for Quantifying Gunshot Wound
Components”, Journal of Trauma 25: 522-529, 1958.
* Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness: Firearms Training Unit, Bailistic Research Facility, 1989.
Sui:
Ibid.

torso hits on the adversary. This requires that any projectile which strikes the torso has as high a

probability as possible of penetrating deeply enough to disrupt a vital organ.

The Ballistic Research Facility has conducted a test which compares similar sized Glock pistols in
both .40 S&W and 9mm calibers, to determine if more accurate and faster hits are achievable with
one versus the other, To date, the majority of the study participants have shot more quickly and
more accurately with 9mm caliber Glock pistols. The 9mm provides struggling shooters the best

chance of success while improving the speed and accuracy of the most skilled shooters.

CONCLUSION

While some law enforcement agencies have transitioned to larger calibers from the 9mm Luger in
recent years, they do so at the expense of reduced magazine capacity, more felt recoil, and given

adequate projectile selection, no discernible increase in terminal performance.

Other law enforcement organizations seem to be making the move back to 9mm Luger taking
advantage of the new technologies which are being applied to 9mm Luger projectiles. These
organizations are providing their armed personnel the best chance of surviving a deadly force
encounter since they can expect faster and more accurate shot strings, higher magazine capacities

(similar sized weapons) and all of the terminal performance which can be expected from any law

enforcement caliber projectile.

Given the above realities and the fact that numerous ammunition manufacturers now make 9mm
Luger service ammunition with outstanding premium line law enforcement projectiles, the move to

Qmm Luger can now be viewed as a decided advantage for our armed law enforcement personnel,
FBI Ballistic Research Facility

Scott Patterson Alan Marshall William Gannaway

B\ THE CITY OF NASHUA “The Cate Cty’

Financtal Services

Purchasing Department

February 15, 2018
Memo #18-088

TO: MAYOR DONCHESS
FINANCE COMMITTEE

SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF NPD FORENSIC WORKSTATION (VALUE: $13,995)
DEPARTMENT: 150 POLICE; FUND: EQUITABLE SHARING FORFEITURE ACCOUNT

Please see attached communications from Karen A. Smith, Business Manager dated February 6, 2018
for the information related to this purchase.

Pursuant to § 5-84 Special purchase procedures A. (4) Sole-source procurements, where the proposed
purchase is manufactured by only one company.

The Nashua Police Department and the Purchasing Department recommend the award of this equipment
purchase in the amount of $13,995 from Sumuri of Wyoming, DE.

Respecttully,
- {Dan Kooken
Purchasing Manager

Ce: K Smith A Lavoie

229 Main Street e Nashua, New Hampshire 03061 e Phone (603) 589-3330 e Fax (603) 589-3233 |

NASHUA POLICE
DEPARTMENT Date: 6 February 2018

intradepartmenta! Communication

To: CFO Dan Kooken
From: Karen A. Smith, Business Manager

Subject: Nashua Police Department Talino KA-501 Forensic Workstation

The Nashua Police Department (NPD) is requesting to purchase one Talino KA-501 Forensic Workstation
in addition to the current Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device (FRED) forensic workstation which is
currently four years old. This system is used for digital evidence processing and analysis on a daily basis.

in the past 12 months, the Computer Forensic Unit (CFU) has performed 61 computer examinations with
the use of the FRED workstation in addition to other cases requiring digital evidence processing. The
addition of the KA-501 Forensic Workstation will eliminate delays in processing time and increase

efficiency.

The Nashua Police Department recommends purchasing the forensic workstation from the manufacturer
Sumuri as a sole source proprietor. This unit has been chosen for its exceptional performance,
processing and storage upgrades. Funding in the amount of $13,995 is available in the Equitable Sharing

Forfeiture account.

Sincerely,

Kin Sich

Karen A. Smith
Business Manager

SUMURI , Estimate

Forensics Simplified
Estimate Number. 2018-0072

PO Box 252
Wyoming, DE 19934 Date. 1/26/2018
DUNS: 968093398, GSA:
GS35F363DA Expires on: 2/25/2018
Payment Terms:
Net 36
BILL TO SHIP TO
Nashua Police Department
Robert Powers

TALINO KA-501 Forensic Workstation 13,995.00 13,995.00
- Intel Core i9-7900X Broadwell-E 10-Core 3.3GHz LGA 2066
Desktop Processor

- 128G8 of High End 2400 MHz Ultra Fast DDR4 RAM

- One (1) 1TB SSD for the Operating System

- One (1) 1TB M.2 SSD for Tamporary Files and Processing
- One (1) 2TB M.2 for Cases and Database(s)

- Eight (8) 6T8 Hard Drives Configured in RAID 10 for
Evidence

- One (1) GTX 1080 8GB GDDRSX Graphics Processing Unit
- One (1) 2.5" Hot Swap Bay with Four (4) Hot Swap Bays

- One (1) 3.5” Hat Swap Trays totaling Five (5) Removable
Trays

- One (1) Blu-Ray16X BD-R 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner
- Liquid Cooling for the GPU Providing Maximum CPU
Performance

- Forensic Card Reader as Front Panel

- One (1} 4 Port USB 3.0 Hub

- One (1} 10 Port USB 2.0 Hub

- Tableau T-3iu Installed

- One (1) 1600 Watt Power Supply Unit

- High End Whisper Quite Fans throughout the Entire System
(Hydraulic Fluid Ball Bearing rated at 300,000 hour lifespan

- Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

- Three (3) Year Standard Warranty

Total: USD 13,995.00

Note: Please send any Purchase Orders or responses related to this quote to sales@sumuri.com to expedite your order and/or
service.

Maximum shipping times for TALINO Workstations is three (3) weeks or less. if any exceptions or delays occur which could affect the
stated shipping times the customer will be notified immediately.

There will be a late fee of 1.5% in addition to a 1.5% interest charge per month on past due invoices.
For technical questions about TALINO please contact mkressel@sumuri.cam,

For questions about software or training please contact sales@sumuri.com.

Payments by Credit Cards over the amount of $10,000 USD will be charged an additional 3% fee.
Orders over $250,000.00 require a 50% deposit. All International Orders require a 50% deposit.

SUMUIRI |

Forensics Simplified

January 26, 2018

To Whom It May Concern:

Please be advised that SUMURI LLC is the developer and manufacturer of PALADIN and the
TALINO Forensic Workstation.

SUMURI is the developer and manufacturer of the TALINO Forensic, eDiscovery, TALINO
KA-Server, TALINO KA-Nano, and Cryptanalysis Workstations. Conversely, the TALINO

Forensic Workstation has propriety forensic software/code implemented through the use of
hardware, which can only be obtained through the purchase of a TALINO Forensic Workstation.
This software has been validated as forensically sound through the National Department of
Justice and, as stated, is also only offered via hardware components in the TALINO Forensic

Workstation.

As such, we are the sole proprietor and provider of the above listed products and do not allow
any other vendors provide this training or to resell or distribute our software and/ or hardware.

The only exceptions to this policy are:

¢ When a government agency is required to work with a reseller due to anti-corruption
laws.

° For vetted resellers outside the United States that have an established relationship with
clients.

Sincerely,

Sz

Steven A. Whalen
CEO

) THE CITY OF NASHUA “The Gate City’

Financial Services

Purchasing Department

February 15, 2018
Memo #18-089

TO: MAYOR DONCHESS
FINANCE COMMITTEE

SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF NPD TASERS (VALUE: $14,759)
DEPARTMENT: 150 POLICE; FUND: GENERAL FUND — FIREARMS ACCOUNT

Please see attached communications from Karen A. Smith, Business Manager dated February 6, 2018
for the information related to this purchase.

Pursuant to § 5-84 Special purchase procedures A. (4) Sole-source procurements, where the proposed
purchase is mariufactured by only one company.

The Nashua Police Department and the Purchasing Department recommend the award of this purchase
in the amount of $14,759 from Taser International, Inc. of Scottsdale, AZ.

Respectfully, _.

_-f Daft Rooken
Purchasing Manager

Ce: K Smith A Lavoie

1229 Main Street » Nashua, New Hampshire 03061 ¢ Phone (603) 589-3330 e Fax (603) 589-3233 |

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NON-WAIVER OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS None of the terms and conditions of this contract shall
be considered waived by the City of Nashua. There shall be no waiver of any past or future default,
breach, or modification of any of the terms and conditions of the contract unless expressly
stipulated to by the City of Nashua in a written waiver.

RIGHTS AND REMEDIES The duties and obligations imposed by the contract and the rights and
remedies available under the contract shall be in addition to and not a limitation of any duties,
obligations, rights, and remedies otherwise imposed or available by law.

PROHIBITED INTERESTS Professional Engineer shall not allow any officer or employee of the
City of Nashua to have any indirect or direct interest in this contract or the proceeds of this contract.
Professional Engineer warrants that no officer or employee of the City of Nashua has any direct or
indirect interest, whether contractual, noncontractual, financial or otherwise, in this contract or in
the business of Professional Engineer. If any such interest comes to the attention of Professional
Engineer at any time, a full and complete disclosure of the interest shall be immediately made in
writing to the City of Nashua. Professional Engineer also warrants that it presently has no interest
and that it will not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner or
degree with the performance of services required to be performed under this contract. Professional
Engineer further warrants that no person having such an interest shall be employed in the
performance of this contract. If City of Nashua determines that a conflict exists and was not
disclosed to the City of Nashua, it may terminate the contract at will or for cause in accordance

with paragraph 8.

In the event Professional Engineer (or any of its officers, partners, principals, or employees acting
with its authority) is convicted of a crime involving a public official arising out or in connection
with the procurement of work to be done or payments to be made under this contract, City of
Nashua may terminate the contract at will or for cause in accordance with paragraph 8. Upon
termination, Professional Engineer shall refund to the City of Nashua any profits realized under
this contract, and Professional Engineer shall be liable to the City of Nashua for any costs incurred
by the City of Nashua in completing the work described in this contract. At the discretion of the
City of Nashua, these sanctions shall also be applicable to any such conviction obtained after the
expiration or completion of the contract.

Professional Engineer warrants that no gratuities (including, but not limited to, entertainment or
gifts) were offered or given by Professional Engineer to any officer or employee of the City of
Nashua with a view toward securing a contract or securing favorable treatment with respect ta the
awarding or amending or making of any determinations with respect to the performance of this
contract. If City of Nashua determines that such gratuities were or offered or given, it may
terminate the contract at will or for cause in accordance with paragraph 8.

The rights and remedies of this section shall in no way be considered for be construed as a waiver
of any other rights or remedies available to the City of Nashua under this contract or at law.

THIRD PARTY INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES The City of Nashua and Professional Engineer,
including any of their respective agents or employees, shall not be liable to third parties for any act
or omission of the other party. This contract is not intended to create any rights, powers, or interest
in any third party and this agreement is entered into for the exclusive benefit of the City of Nashua
and Professional Engineer.

SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS The rights and obligations of the parties that by their
nature survive termination or completion of this contract shall remain in full force and effect.

SEVERABILITY In the event that any provision of this contract is rendered invalid or unenforceable
by any valid act of Congress or of the New Hampshire legislature or any court of competent

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NASHUA POLICE

Date: 7 February 2018

DEPARTMENT

Port -

intradepartmenta! Communication

To: CFO Dan Kooken
From: Karen A. Smith, Business Manager

Subject: Nashua Police Department Tasers

The Nashua Police Department (NPD) is requesting to purchase seven (7) X26P Class Ill yellow Tasers
from Taser International complete with Blackhawk holsters, four year warranty, spare battery packs, and
cartridges as outlined in the quotation from Axon Enterprise, Inc. The purchase is part of the replacement

schedule of the current Taser inventory.

The Nashua Police Department recommends purchasing the Tasers, which is a sole source manufacturer
and distributor from Taser international, Inc. Scottsdale, AZ. Funding in the amount of $14,749 is available

in the general fund frrearms account.

Sincerely,

Kurd. Ll

Karen A. Smith
Business Manager

Axon Enterprise, inc. a
Protect Life. a

17800 N 85th St.

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255 A x \
United States

Phone: (800) 978-2737

Fax:

Adam Anderson

(603) 589-3882 Quotation
(603) 589-3803 Quote: Q-140830-2
andersona@nashuapd.com Date: 2/7/2018 7:29 AM

Quote Expiration: 3/6/2018
Contract Start Date*: 2/7/2018
Contract Term: 1 year

AX Account Number:

146928
Bill To: Ship Ta:
Nashua Police Dept. - NH Adam Anderson
1 PANTHER DR. Nashua Police Dept. - NH
Nashua, NH 03061 4 PANTHER DR.
US Nashua, NH 03061
us
SALESPERSON PHONE EMAIL DELIVERY METHOD PAYMENT METHOD
Lindsay Taddunt lindsay@laser.com Fedex - Ground Net 30
*Note this will vary based on the shipment date of the product.
Hardware
QTy ITEM # DESCRIPTION NET UNIT PRICE NET TOTAL
7 41003 HANDLE, YELLOW, CLASS III, X26P USD 1,022.00 USD 7,154.00
7 11504 HOLSTER, BLACKHAWK, RIGHT, X26P USD 61,00 USD 427.00
14 11010 XPPM, BATTERY PACK, X26P USD 73.00 USD 1,022.00
15 26701 XBPM BATTERY PK ASSEMBLED USD 48.00 USD 720.06
100 44203 CARTRIDGE - 25° HYBRID USD 32.00 USD 3,200.00
Hardware Net Amount Due: USD 12,523.00
Extanded Warranties
QTY ITEM # DESCRIPTION NET UNIT PRICE NET TOTAL
7 11004 WARRANTY, 4 YEAR, X26P USD 316.00 USD 2,226.00
Extended Warranties Net Amount Dua: USD 2,226.00

Grand Total USD 14,749.00

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