Administrative
Report
H.16., File # 25-1085 Meeting Date: 8/5/2025
To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOE HOFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
TITLE
APPROVE THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF POLICE DEPARTMENT DUTY AND PRACTICE AMMUNITION FROM DOOLEY ENTERPRISES, INC. FOR AN AMOUNT OF $52,762
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Approval of this purchase will allow the Police Department to obtain duty and practice ammunition for firearms utilized by the Police Department.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department requires its sworn officers to show proficiency in the use of firearms on a monthly basis for handguns and periodically for shotguns and rifles. Accordingly, the Police Department must obtain sufficient amounts of ammunition to satisfy both the duty and training needs of the Department. Attached is a price quotation from Dooley Enterprises, Inc. for the Redondo Beach Police Department for current ammunition costs, which includes ammunition required by the police academy for new recruits.
A sole source letter by Winchester Ammunition is attached identifying Dooley Enterprises, Inc. as the sole distributor for Winchester ammunition purchases of this type, and size, in Southern California.
Winchester maintains geographic sales areas for its distributors and will not allow other distributors to bid inside the Southern California area. The Police Department uses Winchester ammunition due to its reliability, effectiveness, and composition and recommends that City Council approve the proposed purchase.
COORDINATION
The Police Department coordinated the purchase with the Financial Services Department.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for the $52,761.94 purchase of ammunition is included in the Police Department’s annual operating budget.
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
· Quote - Dooley Enterprises, Inc., July 17, 2025
H.16., File # 25-1085 Meeting Date: 8/5/2025
· Sole Source Letter - Winchester Ammunition