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File #: 26-0160    Version: 1
Type: *Consent - Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 4/7/2026 Final action:
Title: Consideration of a Resolution Waiving Formal Bidding and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Sole-Source Three-Year Agreement with Peregrine Technologies, Inc. for Public Safety Unified Data Platform in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $460,000 (Budgeted) (Police Chief Johnson). A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0028 B) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING
Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 26-0028, 2. Sole Source Justification Letter, 3. Agreement - Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
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TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager

FROM:
Rachel Johnson, Chief of Police
Ron Walker, Acting Police Captain
Tiffany Trust, Records Manager
Julie Dahlgren, Senior Management Analyst

SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Waiving Formal Bidding and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Sole-Source Three-Year Agreement with Peregrine Technologies, Inc. for Public Safety Unified Data Platform in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $460,000 (Budgeted) (Police Chief Johnson).
A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0028
B) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Adopt Resolution No. 26-0028 waiving formal bidding and authorizing the City Manager to execute a sole-source three-year agreement with Peregrine Technologies, Inc. (Peregrine) for Public Safety Unified Data Platform in an amount not-to-exceed $460,000; and
b) Waive formal bidding per Municipal Code Section 2.36.140 (waivers).

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The cost of services in FY 2025-2026 is $25,270. Sufficient funds are included in the Police Department's FY 2025-2026 Asset Forfeiture Fund budget. There are unreserved Asset Forfeiture funds available to cover the cost of future years, and these funds will be budgeted accordingly for FY 2026-2027, FY 2027-2028, and FY 2028-2029. The not-to-exceed amount includes a 25% contingency to integrate future data platforms during the three-year agreement, including Versaterm CAD.

BACKGROUND:
The Manhattan Beach Police Department (MBPD) currently uses multiple data systems for its daily operations. The majority of these systems are not designed to communicate with one another and require a significant amount of time, training, and effort to cross-analyze case-related data and effectively investigate crime trends. Peregrine is an advanced analytics platform that provides a single point of access to view and analyze large-s...

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