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District Attorney’s Office recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue Purchase Contract 10114 with Peregrine Technologies Inc. for a perpetual agreement with an initial period of three-years and twenty-eight days with an amount not to exceed $651,000 for the initial term;
2) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute Peregrine Customer Order Form & Scope of Services as incorporated within Purchase Contract 10114;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any future amendments to Purchase Contract 10114 that do not alter the amount nor the term, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management;
4) Approve and authorize the District Attorney to allocate discretionary Supplemental Local Law Enforcement Funds to support expenses related to the execution of Purchase Contract 10114 with Peregrine Technologies Inc,; and
5) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget transfer increasing revenue and appropriations within the District Attorney’s budget by $195,000 (4/5 vote required).
FUNDING: Supplemental Local Law Enforcement Funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The District Attorney’s Office (DA) investigative and prosecutorial teams spend significant time locating, validating, and synthesizing information across multiple independent systems, which requires ongoing manual reconciliation and cross-checking by staff. The DA identified persistent operational challenges related to fragmented data across multiple systems, resulting in inefficiencies, duplicative work, and limited cross-agency visibility. The DA explored approaches to improve situational awareness, investigative support, and data integrity while preserving existing systems and governance structures. Peregrine Technologies Inc. (Peregrine) was identified through discussions with peer counties and evaluation of justice-focused data platforms as a solution capable of addressing these challenges without requiring a full system r...
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