Vendor · Public-safety technology
BRINC Drones
Contract actions with BRINC Drones in California city council documents since 2022 — also written as BRINC; BRINC DRONES, INC.; BRINC Drones Inc.; BRINC Drones as First Responders (DFR); BRINC Drones, Inc.; Brinc; Brinc Drones; Brinc Drones, Inc..
Extracted automatically — check the source. These rows were read out of the cities' own agendas, staff reports and minutes by a language model (claude-haiku-5-5/v3) on 2026-10-19. Each amount links to the passage it came from and each row to the city's original file, which is the official record. Rows marked check had a problem the checks caught.
13actions
11cities
$9,056,025approved (recorded vote)
$503,750proposed, no vote in the index
2023-11-21first action in the index
Dollar totals add the amount each action states: an amendment's new total can repeat an earlier award, and annual amounts are counted once. Use them as a rough size, the rows for detail.
By city
| City | Actions | First | Latest | Approved $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | 2 | 2023-12-11 | 2025-06-09 | $650,772 |
| Pomona | 2 | 2025-06-16 | 2026-06-15 | — |
| Clovis | 1 | 2024-11-18 | 2024-11-18 | $1,118,036 |
| El Monte | 1 | 2023-11-21 | 2023-11-21 | $800,000 |
| Hawthorne | 1 | 2024-02-13 | 2024-02-13 | — |
| Newport Beach | 1 | 2025-02-25 | 2025-02-25 | $2,176,038 |
| Oxnard | 1 | 2024-12-03 | 2024-12-03 | $2,009,515 |
| Paradise | 1 | 2026-02-10 | 2026-02-10 | — |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 1 | 2026-03-18 | 2026-03-18 | $1,439,986 |
| San Pablo | 1 | 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-03 | $29,749 |
| Victorville | 1 | 2025-10-07 | 2025-10-07 | $831,929 |
Actions
| Date | City | Item | Action | Amount | Outcome | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Pomona | Police Department sole-source vendors for FY 2026-27 (BRINC Drones, Inc.) Drones | Sole-source award | — | No vote recorded | staff report · city original |
| 2026-03-18 | Rancho Cucamonga | Consideration to Approve Implementation of the Drone as a First Responder Program and Purchase of BRINC Unmanned Aircraft System and Supporting Equipment Utiliz Drones | Cooperative purchase | $1,439,986 | Approved 3-0-2; Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy and Council Member Hutchison | agenda · minutes · packet · packet · city original |
| 2026-02-10 | Paradise | Consider adopting Resolution No. 2026- ___, Making Findings Concerning a Sole Vendor for Entering into Contract with BRINC Drones as First Responders (DFR) Serv check Drones | Sole-source award | $0.00 | Approved Roll call vote was unanimous. | agenda · minutes · packet · packet · packet |
| 2025-10-07 | Victorville | Award of a Professional Services Provider Agreement to BRINC Drones, Inc. for the Implementation of the Drones as First Responder Program Drones | Cooperative purchase | $831,929 not to exceed | Approved Motion passed 5-0. Ayes: Council Member Gaudin, Council Member Irving, Council… | staff report · staff report · minutes · packet · packet |
| 2025-06-16 | Pomona | PD Sole source FY 25-26 Drones | Sole-source award | — | No vote recorded | staff report · city original |
| 2025-06-09 | Hillsborough | Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a five-year agreement with BRINC Drones, Inc. for the acquisition of two BRINC drones as first Drones | Cooperative purchase | $541,398 | Approved unanimous on roll call vote | agenda · agenda · minutes · city original |
| 2025-02-25 | Newport Beach | Services and Purchase Agreement with BRINC Drones, Inc. for the Police Department Drone Program (C-9828-1) check Drones | Cooperative purchase | $2,176,038 not to exceed | Approved The motion carried unanimously. | staff report · agenda · minutes · packet · packet |
| 2025-02-03 | San Pablo | CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $29,749 FROM SLESF 210 FOR THE PURCHASE AND PROCUREMENT OF A BRINC EXTERIOR DRONE SYSTEM Drones | Sole-source award | $29,749 | Approved Consent Calendar; motion passed Aye: Ponce, Pineda, Xavier, Pabon-Alvarado,… | staff report · staff report · agenda · agenda · minutes |
| 2024-12-03 | Oxnard | Brinc Drone Agreement. Drones | Award | $2,009,515 not to exceed | Approved 6-1; Councilmember Valenzuela voted no | agenda · minutes · packet · packet · packet |
| 2024-11-18 | Clovis | Police Department - Approval - Request to Authorize the City Manager to enter into a five-year agreement with BRINC Drones to Implement a Drone as First Respond Drones | Sole-source award | $1,118,036 | Approved Motion carried by unanimous vote. | agenda · minutes · packet · packet · city original |
| 2024-02-13 | Hawthorne | Approve an Agreement between the Hawthorne Police Department and Brinc Drones for a five (5) year contract for Drone First Responder (DFR), in the amount of $50 check Drones | Award | $503,750 | No vote recorded | agenda · packet · packet · city original |
| 2023-12-11 | Hillsborough | RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH BRINC DRONES, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE LEMUR 2 DRONE IN THE AMOU Drones | Award | $109,375 | Approved unanimous on voice vote | agenda · agenda · agenda · minutes · city original |
| 2023-11-21 | El Monte | Consideration and Approval for the Purchase of Public Safety Drone Technology, a Drone Mobile Command Vehicle, Required Drone Operator Training, Computer, and A check Drones | Award | $800,000 not to exceed | Approved 7-0 | agenda · minutes · city original |
Cities
Clovis · El Monte · Hawthorne · Hillsborough · Newport Beach · Oxnard · Paradise · Pomona · Rancho Cucamonga · San Pablo · Victorville