SS2457 PUR7776 Axon Taser.pdf

PUR 7776 (Revised 07/2022) Page 1 of 2 Incorporated by Reference: Rule 60A-1.045, F.A.C.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

TITLE: TASER® - Conducted Energy Weapons Short description of the commodity or service desired: Purchase of additional Conducted Energy Weapons.

CONTACT

Name: Angela Githens Address: 2331 Phillips Road Tallahassee, FL 32308 Telephone: 850-410-7300 Email: FDLEOGSContract@fdle.state.fl.us

Internal tracking number, if any: FDLE-SS-2457

Date posted: 5/24/2024 Last day for receipt of information: 06/17/2024

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):

3 years

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

FDLE Criminal Justice Professionalism

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):

FDLE’s mission is to promote public safety and strengthen domestic security by providing services in partnership with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies to prevent, investigate, and solve crimes while protecting Florida’s citizens pursuant to Chapter 943, FS, and Chapter 11, FAC. By FDLE policy, all sworn members in the performance of their duties related to FDLE law enforcement tactics must carry a department TASER® while on duty. The TASER® conducted energy weapon is used to help officers subdue a physically violent offender without having to engage in a serious physical altercation with the offender. Department officers have used the TASER® effectively, allowing our officers to safely take offenders into custody while mitigating the risk of injury to both the officers and the offenders.

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

Additionally, the TASER® conducted energy weapons are integral to our training programs. By incorporating these into our training regimen, sworn members can gain hands-on experience and become proficient in their use. This training ensures that officers can make informed decisions in high-stress situations. They will be able to articulate that, based on their training, experience, and assessment of the circumstances, deployment of the TASER® conducted energy weapons was determined to be the best force option to prevent potential violence and injury to the member, the subject, or innocent bystanders.

Intended Single Source:

Axon Enterprise Inc 17800 N 85th St Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Estimated Dollar Amount:

$500,000.00 estimated

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. is the sole distributor and retailer of all TASER® brand products. No other vendor can sell, support, or provide training for the Taser® equipment. The goods and services required to satisfy the Department's needs are only manufactured and available for purchase from Axon Enterprise, Inc.

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

Chad Brown, Director of Criminal Justice Professionalism Alan Herring, Chief of General Services

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.