1. PUR 7776.pdf

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DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Department of Financial Services

TITLE: Training and Duty Ammunition with Florida Bullet Incorporated

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Ammunition

CONTACT

Name: Andrea Brooks Address: 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: 850-413-2070 Email: DFSPurchasing@myfloridacfo.com

Internal tracking number, if any: 2425-15 SS CID

Date posted:4/9/2025 Last day for receipt of information: 4/30/2025 at 4:00 p.m. (ET)

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with Sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and will remain posted for a period of at least 15 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

46100000:Light weapons and ammunition 46101600: Ammunition 46101601: Defense or law enforcement ammunition

The Department expects to purchase Speer Ammunition, which includes the items below:

Duty Ammunition:

-Speer Bonded Duty, G-2, 9mm, 147Gr GDHP, FBI -Speer Bonded Duty, 223 Rem, 62 Gr, GDSP Training Ammunition:

-SinterFire, 9mm, 100 grain Frangible -SinterFire Training, 223, 55 Gr. Frangible

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

3 years from contract execution

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Division of Criminal Investigations

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Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g. intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements; reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc., as appropriate):

The Division intends to purchase Speer Bonded Duty and SinterFire ammunition for law enforcement officers' Department-issued firearms. Pursuant to sections 626.989(7), 943.13(11), and 943.135, Florida Statutes, and Rule 11B-27.00212(13)(a)1., (14), Florida Administrative Code, the Division’s officers are considered state law enforcement officers. They are required to complete scenario-based firearms training and qualify biannually with their Department-issued weapons. This ammunition is necessary for law enforcement officers to effectively fulfill their statutory responsibilities in safeguarding Florida’s citizens. The purchase includes both duty and training ammunition, with the Division specifically seeking duty rounds designed for Department -issued weapons, ensuring high weight retention and deep penetration upon firing.

Intended Single Source:

Florida Bullet Incorporated

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$300,000.00

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

Independent ballistics testing was conducted over a three-year period to determine performance of ammunitions when fired through bare gelatin, heavy clothing, wallboard, plywood, steel and auto glass. Additionally, The Division participated in demonstrations alongside five other local law enforcement agencies in Tallahassee. The ballistics data indicated that Speer Bonded Duty ammunition demonstrated the highest effectiveness in supporting the Division’s officers in both training and field operations to fulfill their statutory responsibilities. When fired through heavy clothing, Speer Bonded Duty ammunition achieves optimal expansion without over-penetration, ensuring the protection of life, as officers perform their duties. Speer’s Bonded Duty, G-2, line ammunition is manufactured specifically for law enforcement agencies. SinterFire Frangible projectiles are designed to minimize the environmental hazards associated with the use of lead projectiles. Multiple firearms training ranges throughout the state have added requirements to limit the use of lead projectiles during training. The SinterFire projectile is designed to break apart into small pieces upon impact. Additionally, SinterFire projectiles have a reduced risk of ricochet and splash back which offers greater safety for officers in the training environment. The Department has concluded that Speer ammunition is the best available option for duty ammunition while SinterFire is the preferred option for training ammunition. Vista Outdoor owns the manufacturing company of Speer. The Department reached out to both Vista Outdoor and SinterFire, confirming that Florida Bullet Incorporated is the exclusive law enforcement distributor in Florida authorized by the manufacturers to distribute their ammunition within the state.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Andrea Brooks, Office of Purchasing and Contractual Services Amanda Johnson, Division of Criminal Investigations

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Simon Blank, Division Director, Division of Criminal Investigations Danielle Sparks, Office of General Counsel James Ross, Office of General Counsel Julie Jones, Deputy CFO, Division of Criminal Investigations Amy Jones, Purchasing Director, Office of Purchasing and Contractual Services Scott Fennell, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of Chief of Staff

Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in Rule 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, and section 120.57(3), F.S.