# Oakland County Ends Flock Agreements

Oakland County Parks will let its Flock Safety license-plate-reader subscriptions lapse when the existing contract expires, citing community feedback. Separately, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office will end its Flock drone evaluation without awarding a paid Drone as First Responder contract; the evaluation agreement is set to terminate December 1, 2026. The office says it will continue evaluating other platforms as it replaces its aging drone fleet. No follow-on solicitation, budget, or procurement timeline has been announced.

- The sheriff’s office’s planned drone-fleet replacement could create a future competition for drone platforms, but there is no active solicitation or confirmed funding at this time.
- Drone suppliers can use the stated fleet-replacement need to prepare relevant capability information; the signals do not identify requirements, evaluation criteria, or a bid schedule.
- The Parks decision ends renewal prospects for the current Flock license-plate-reader subscriptions. No replacement procurement is reported, so suppliers should not treat this as a confirmed near-term opportunity.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Information Technology
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
- Oakland County Parks

### Vendors
- Flock Safety (Incumbent)

### Key Quotes
> As we work to replace our aging drone fleet, we will continue evaluating other platforms.
> — Tyler Sweers, Public Information Officer

> Over time as the subscriptions were coming up for renewal, we took a closer look at what the benefits were, some of the detractions, and decided not to renew.
> — Chris Ward, Parks Director

### Sources
- [Oakland County officials end Flock contract amid controversies](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/oakland-county-officials-end-flock-222524552.html) - Yahoo
- [Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Ends Flock Safety Drone Contract as Parks Drop License Plate Readers - 94.7 WCSX](https://wcsx.com/2026/11/09/oakland-county-sheriffs-office-ends-flock-safety-drone-contract-as-parks-drop-license-plate-readers) - 94.7 WCSX