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Oakland Police Department Software Contract for Staff Scheduling

Original title: Subject: Immix Technology (Telestaff) Professional Services Contract From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Immix Technology, Inc. (Telestaff), For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Sixty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($67,000), November 20, 2025, To November 19, 2026, To Provide Software Services; And (2) Approve A Future Spending Authority Of Two Hundred And Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000), From November 20, 2026, To November 19, 2029, For The Oakland Police Department's Telestaff Software Application To Schedule And Monitor Staff Primarily Assigned To Patrol; And (3) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) And The Local/Small/Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements

November 4, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

The city is committing a total of $292,000 in public funds to a specific software vendor for police scheduling through 2029 without using the standard competitive bidding process.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Immix Technology, Inc.

The company is the designated vendor for the software services contract.

Oakland Police Department

The department will utilize the software for patrol staff scheduling and monitoring.

Local/Small Business Enterprises

These businesses are excluded from the standard participation requirements for this specific contract.

What changed

Last recorded activity November 4, 2025.

What's next

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Summary

The Oakland City Council has approved a contract with Immix Technology for the 'Telestaff' software, which the police department uses to schedule and monitor patrol staff. The resolution includes an initial one-year agreement and authorizes future spending through 2029, while waiving standard competitive bidding and local business participation requirements.

Key Facts

The City Administrator is authorized to enter a professional services agreement with Immix Technology for Telestaff software.
The initial contract period is November 20, 2025, to November 19, 2026, with a cost not to exceed $67,000.
Future spending authority of $225,000 is approved for the period of November 20, 2026, to November 19, 2029.
The total authorized expenditure for the software is $292,000.
The resolution waives the competitive Request for Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) process.
The resolution waives the Local/Small/Local Business Enterprise Program requirements.
The software is used by the Oakland Police Department to schedule and monitor staff primarily assigned to patrol.
The resolution was introduced on October 15, 2025, and passed during a concurrent meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council.

Why It Matters

The city is committing a total of $292,000 in public funds to a specific software vendor for police scheduling through 2029 without using the standard competitive bidding process.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Telestaff used for?

It is a software application used by the Oakland Police Department to schedule and monitor staff, specifically those assigned to patrol.

Why was the competitive bidding process waived?

The document does not provide a specific justification for the waiver, only that the City Administrator is authorized to bypass the standard RFP/Q and local business program requirements.

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Procurement Waiver

The city explicitly bypassed both competitive bidding and local business participation requirements for this software contract.

Immix Technology, Inc.Oakland Police Department

Connected Entities

personCity Administrator“Authorized to enter into the agreement.”Map →

organizationOakland Police Department“The department utilizing the software for patrol scheduling.”Map →

organizationImmix Technology, Inc.“Vendor for the Telestaff software application.”Map →

Sources

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