PUR 7776 - Axon Enterprises, Inc..pdf

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 1 of 3 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Gaming Control Commission

TITLE: Axon Enterprises, Inc.

Short description of the commodity or service desired: Providing TASER 10 Conducted Energy Weapons, accessories, and software for use by certified law enforcement Special Agents assigned to the Division of Gaming Enforcement.

CONTACT

Name: Shane Phillips, General Services Purchasing Manager Address: 4070 Esplanade Way, Suite 250, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: 850.794.8039 Email: Shane.Phillips@flgaming.gov

Internal tracking number, if any: NA

Date posted: 1/26/2026 Last day for receipt of information: 2/16/2026

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):

46182500:Personal safety devices or weapons

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

Advance Payment of Five (5) Year Service Term

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

Division of Gaming Enforcement

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):

Section 16.711, Florida Statutes outlines the powers and duties of the Florida Gaming Control Commission's (FGCC) Division of Gaming Enforcement. This statute states that all Division of Gaming Enforcement Special Agents are certified law enforcement officers and have the power to detect, apprehend, and arrest for any alleged violation of chapter 24, part II of chapter 285, chapter 546, chapter 550, chapter 551, or chapter 849, or any rule adopted pursuant thereto, or any law of the State of Florida. These Special Agents may enter upon any premises at which gaming activities are taking place in the state for the performance of their lawful duties and may take with them any necessary equipment.

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 2 of 3 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

The Axon Enterprise, Inc. TASER 10 Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) is a multi-shot energy weapon with a detachable magazine holding 10, TASER 10 cartridges and has a range of 45 feet when deployed. This CEW provides a high-efficiency flashlight, a green LASER sight, weapons log, and a central information display that shows mission critical data such as remaining battery energy, burst time, and cartridge status. The TASER Weapons Docking System, which is included with this purchase, connects to the AXON Evidence.Com system, which the Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) Division of Gaming Enforcement already utilizes for digital evidence management purposes. Additionally, the TASER Weapons Docking System provides onboard self-diagnostic and system status monitoring and reporting when the TASER 10 CEWs are plugged into the docking system.

Currently, Special Agents assigned to the FGCC Division of Gaming Enforcement do not utilize this type of weapon. Allowing Special Agents, specifically those agents assigned to operational or high-risk enforcement units, to utilize these weapons will strengthen agent safety, improve less-lethal effectiveness, and align the FGCC Division of Gaming Enforcement’s equipment and training with modern law enforcement standards.

Intended Single Source:

AXON Enterprise, Inc.

17800 N 85th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$117,992.22

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):

Axon Enterprises, Inc. has proprietary rights to all TASER brand products and is the sole manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of all TASER brand products in the State of Florida.

The TASER is considered the leader in conducted energy weapons (CEW) because of a combination of technology, reliability, safety, research and institutional adoption. The superior probe and electrical design of TASER cartridges and probes are engineered for optimal spread and angle for better neuromuscular incapacitation, barbed probes that stick through clothing, and precise pulse shaping that disrupts motor control without causing cardiac capture. Axon Enterprises, Inc. has invested in evidence-based safety research that has allowed TASER products to be approved by major police agencies and is used in courts as the standard reference for CEWs. The TASER is unique as it not only offers the CEW device, but the science, training, legal, defensibility, and reliability needed for law enforcement agencies that decided to deploy this type of weapons system.

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

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Carl Herold, Director of Gaming Enforcement Gary Snyder, Chief of Law Enforcement Shane Phillips, General Services Purchasing Manager Coleman Ayers, Chief Information Officer Christine Hutton, Budget Manager Lisa Mustain, Director of Administration

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.