Police Department
www.santa-ana.gov/pd
Item # 18
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
August 4, 2026
TOPIC: Modular Simunition Training House
AGENDA TITLE
Purchase Order to Unhinged LLC for Modular Simunition Training House (Specification No. 26-064A) (Non-General Fund – U.S. Dept. of Treasury Asset Forfeiture Funds)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize a Purchase Order to Unhinged LLC for Modular Simunition Training house in an amount not to exceed $98,891.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes
DISCUSSION
The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) provides training to SAPD personnel and law enforcement professionals from outside jurisdictions at the Centennial Regional Training Center. To further enhance training quality, decision-making, and de-escalation capabilities, SAPD is seeking to procure a Modular Simunition Training House. The structure will be installed within an existing steel training facility already located on site.
This proposed procurement strengthens officer safety and complements the training programs currently offered by the Department.
Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 26-064A was issued on June 1, 2026, on the City’s online bid management and publication system. A summary of vendor participation and results is as follows:
104 Vendors notified
8 Santa Ana vendors notified
45 Vendors downloaded the bid packet
4 Responsive Bids received
0 Responsive Bids received from Santa Ana vendors
Proposals were solicited, opened on June 30, 2026, and evaluated. Four proposals were submitted by the RFP deadline and were determined to be responsive to the
Modular Simunition Training House
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specifications and met the City’s requirements. An evaluation committee reviewed and rated the proposals according to the criteria listed in the RFP.
Staff recommends awarding the purchase order to Unhinged LLC. The selection of Unhinged LLC is based on the established scoring criteria, including cost, qualifications, capabilities and experience, technical approach and methodology, training structure design and functionality, and implementation schedule and delivery capacity. A rendering of a modular simunition training house layout is shown in Exhibit 1.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding is available in the current year budget in the following account:
Fiscal
Year
Accounting Unit
– Account No. Fund Description
Accounting Unit
– Account No.
Description
Amount
FY 26-27 16714455-66400 U.S. Dept. of Treasury
Asset Forfeiture
Machinery &
Equipment $98,891
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Modular Simunition Training House Layout
Submitted By: Robert Rodriguez, Police Chief
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager