To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOE HOFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
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APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH PEREGRINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PLATFORM INTEGRATION SOFTWARE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $96,500 ANNUALLY FOR THE TERM JULY 9, 2024 TO JULY 8, 2025, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR TERMS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Approval of the proposed Agreement provides the Redondo Beach Police Department (Department) with Peregrine Technologies, Inc. (Peregrine) proprietary data management software that applies deduplication algorithms to consolidate access to six disparate software platforms in order to improve investigative efficiency and streamline the integration of both legacy and current software programs utilized by the Department.
BACKGROUND
Like many organizations, the Police Department uses several mandatory, and discretionary, computer platforms for various functions from different vendors that are not designed to communicate with one another. Although different software vendors provide distinct and valuable tools for Police functions, the lack of interoperability slows down access to information, complicates data comparison across the different systems, and hinders the administration of user credentials and password management.
To address these challenges, in 2023, the Police Department began exploring computer database aggregators. During this process, the Department identified Peregrine as a leader in this space. Peregrine utilizes proprietary technology to seamlessly access different systems from one, consolidated dashboard, simplifying the investigative research and reducing the time required for both end-users and system administrators.
Specific to the Police Department, Peregrine provides a unified platform tailored for law enforcement that integrates Department systems, including: Mark 43 CAD, Mark 43 RMS, Axon (Body-worn cameras), Vigilant LPR, Flock LPR, and Laserfiche, to ensure that complete, accurate, and current data can be pulled from each system. Key features include: fully integrated applications for search, map-based analysis, link analysis, reporting, and dashboarding that is accessible across all desktops, in-vehicle data terminals, and cell phones. This automation eliminates the need for manual export and import of data across platforms.
Peregrine’s architecture guarantees full data ownership and prevents vendor lock-in by allowing integration with existing Department solutions and easy data export to multiple, standard formats. The system is hosted on the AWS Government Cloud and meets all CJIS and CAL DOJ security standards with single-sign-on and multi-factor authentication to ensure compliance with agency data security policies.
Peregrine was selected through the City’s regular purchasing procedures, which include various competitive purchasing options such as the “Piggyback Bid.” This method allows the City to procure goods and services by utilizing another public entity’s request for proposal (RFP) or Bid. By using a “Piggyback Bid,” the City gains immediate access to legitimately solicited contracts and guaranteed pricing without expending staff resources on preparing its own competitive proposal. If approved, the recommended Agreement with Peregrine would match the terms and pricing secured by the City of Fremont.
In 2020, the City of Freemont published an RFP for a Police Department Real-Time Data Visualization Platform. This RFP culminated in the City of Freemont selecting, and entering into a multi-year agreement, with Peregrine in February 2021. The Freemont RFP generated ten responses, which were narrowed down to three based on cost and other factors. From those three vendors, Freemont staff focused on the vendors' capabilities in connectivity, analytics, workflow, ease of use, prominent features, investigative tools, and search capabilities. Based on this context, and the work of the Freemont RFP group, Peregrine was their unanimous recommendation for contract award. Recent feedback from the Freemont Analyst Manager described the platform as critical to their work, both from an analytical standpoint and for officers in the field investigating crimes.
Since Peregrine is scalable to include or exclude software platforms, the specific contract terms include the software modules that will be utilized by Department staff.
COORDINATION
Peregrine’s software has been reviewed by the Information Technology Department for compatibility with the City’s IT infrastructure. The contract has been approved as to form by the City Attorney's Office.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for the Agreement is available in the Police Department’s FY 2024-25 annual operating budget through Decision Package #52.
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
• Agmt - Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
• Insurance - Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
• City of Fremont RFP Package
• Decision Package #52 - FY 2024-25