Sole_Source_26-004NT_ERAD_Group,_Inc..pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 26-004NT
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- Manatee County, Florida
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The document is a Notice of Intent to Award a Single Source Contract from the City of Bradenton, Florida, specifically for the Police Department. The city intends to award a sole source contract to ERAD Group, Inc. for electronic recovery and access to data services, with a contract value of $10,500.00. The contract is advertised on 10/14/2025, with a response deadline of 10/21/2025. The procurement is for unique software applications developed exclusively by ERAD Group, Inc. that enable law enforcement agencies to identify potential crime scene persons of interest, interrogate payment cards, and seize funds from prepaid cash cards and peer-to-peer applications.
ERAD Group, Inc. claims exclusivity for their ERAD-FCIS and ERAD-Recovery software programs, which have unique capabilities validated by U.S. Patent 8,881,976 B1 in 2014. The company asserts that no other software or products are available that provide the same consolidated functionality. Their technology allows authorized users to read payment card numbers, determine prepaid card values, and transfer funds to a designated law enforcement bank account, either through a mobile device application or a secure web portal. The sole source representation letter emphasizes that no agents, dealers, or other entities are authorized to represent, sub-license, or create competing products.
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CITY OF BRADENTON
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD
A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT
SINGLE SOURCE # 26-004NT DEPARTMENT: Police
TITLE Electronic Recovery and Access to Data Services
PROCUREMENT
SPECIALIST
Nicholas Toth, CPPB
ADVERTISED DATE 10/14/2025 RESPONSE DATE 10/21/2025
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE SOURCE
The City of Bradenton Purchasing Division provides this notice of its intent to award a sole source contract with a value of $10,500.00 with ERAD Group, Inc. for electronic recovery and access to data services.
BACKGROUND/INFORMATION
The City of Bradenton Purchasing Division has completed a due diligence review and intends to procure electronic recovery and access to data services from ERAD Group, inc. without conducting a competitive solicitation process for the following reasons:
ERAD Group, Inc. is the sole provider of the technology, processes and specifications that are essential to the investigative mission. The software applications were developed by ERAD Group, Inc. and licensed exclusively by ERAD Group, Inc. to law enforcement agencies who identify potential crime scene persons of interest, interrogate magnetic stripe & EMV chip payment cards and seize funds from prepaid cash cards and peer-to-peer applications.
Any company that believes it can provide this good/service, must submit detailed information about its good/services to the City of Bradenton Purchasing Department no later than October 21, 2025 for evaluation and consideration
AUTHORIZATION
Erin Jones 10/14/2025
Purchasing Manager or Designee Signature Date
Revised 2/15/23
ERAD Group, Inc.
5301 Alpha Road, Suite 80-17
Dallas, TX 75240 571-207-3723
Federal Tax ID: 46-4416122 Federal ORCA and CRR: 96-227-5223 Federal SAM: 73JP7
Sole Source Representation
January 1, 2025
To whom it may concern:
This letter is written to confirm that ERAD-FCISTM and ERAD-RecoveryTM are sole source products.
The software applications were developed by ERAD Group, Inc. and licensed exclusively by ERAD Group, Inc. to law enforcement agencies who identify potential crime scene persons of interest, interrogate magnetic stripe & EMV chip payment cards and seize funds from prepaid cash cards and peer-to-peer applications. There are no agents or dealers authorized to represent this product and no other entities have the right to sub-license or make a similar or competing product.
The ERAD-RecoveryTM program received U.S. Patent 8,881,976 B1 in 2014 to obtain balances and withdraw funds from prepaid access devices for law enforcement agencies. ERAD- RecoveryTM allows authorized users to read a payment card number, determine the associated value of a prepaid card and, with proper authority, transfer those funds to a designated law enforcement bank account. All of this can be accomplished using either a mobile device loaded with the ERAD- RecoveryTM application or by accessing the software through a secure web portal.
The ERAD-FCISTM system combines the features of ERAD-RecoveryTM with witness & persons of interest identification services into a single consolidated solution.
ERAD Group, Inc. warrants that no other software or products are available for purchase that provide the same consolidated functionality as the ERAD-FCISTM and ERAD-RecoveryTM programs.
If you require additional information, please contact me at 727-781-7308, or by e-mail, steve.beckerman@erad-group.com.
Sincerely, Steven Beckerman Chief Operating Officer
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