# Florida Counties Expand Data Platforms

Manatee County implemented Peregrine’s real-time data integration platform for dam-release planning and storm response under an initial **$140,000** purchase signed before Tropical Storm Debby in August 2024, then allocated **$267,500** for expansion into additional public-safety operations. The same platform is also being used by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office for criminal investigations through a purchase funded with nearly $1 million in state funding, while Florida emergency-management expansion signals broader public-sector demand. No open solicitation or procurement contact is identified; privacy, data access, and audit controls are notable considerations for agencies evaluating similar deployments.

- The purchases show demand for platforms that consolidate existing data across utility, emergency-response, and public-safety functions. Suppliers with integration capabilities relevant to these use cases may find opportunities as agencies expand deployments.
- Procurement teams can use the reported Manatee County amounts and implementation scope as market context, while recognizing that the signals do not identify a solicitation or establish a current bid opportunity.
- Agencies considering comparable systems should account for privacy, data-access, and audit controls in deployment planning; these concerns are specifically highlighted in connection with future use.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Information Technology
**Topics:** Emergency Response, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** November 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- Manatee County
- Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
- Florida Division of Emergency Management

### Vendors
- Peregrine (Software provider for the data integration platform)

### Key Quotes
> What we want to try to do is minimize any impacts of our operations on people downstream
> — Patrick Shea, Manatee County Director of Utilities

> It doesn’t create data, it consolidates existing data
> — Tony Incarnato, Manatee County Public Safety Business Systems Support Manager

### Sources
- [After Lake Manatee Dam flooding, county turns to high-tech solution - Suncoast Searchlight](https://suncoastsearchlight.org/lake-manatee-dam-flooding-storm-peregrine) - Suncoast Searchlight