City Council Memorandum
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2025 FROM: POLICE DEPARTMENT WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF 50 AXON TASER 10 WITH ACCESSORIES, WARRANTY AND TRAINING FROM AXON ENTERPRISE, INC., OF SCOTTSDALE, AZ, IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,118.52 PER YEAR FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND $65,118.53 IN YEAR FOUR FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE AMOUNT OF $260,474.09 PURSUANT TO PURCHASING RESOLUTION 24101, SECTION 602(f) ISSUE:
Approve the purchase of 50 Axon Taser 10 with magazines, cartridges, holsters, docks, battery packs, warranty, and training from Axon Enterprise, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ, in the amount of $65,118.52 per year for three years and $65,118.53 in year four for a total purchase amount of $260,474.09, pursuant to Purchasing Resolution 24101, Section 602(f).
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That City Council:
Approve the purchase of 50 Axon Taser 10 with magazines, cartridges, holsters, docks, battery packs, warranty, and training from Axon Enterprise, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ, in the amount of $65,118.52 per year for three years and $65,118.53 in year four for a total purchase amount of $260,474.09, pursuant to Purchasing Resolution 24101, Section 602(f); and Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to complete this purchase.
BACKGROUND:
On October 8, 2024, the City Council approved the purchase of 300 Axon Taser 10s with magazines, cartridges, holsters, docks, battery packs, five-year warranty, and training from Axon Enterprises, Inc., of Scottsdale, Arizona, in an amount not to exceed $1,469,030.16 to replace the existing taser model in use by the Police Department, pursuant to Purchasing Resolution 54101, Section 602(f); and authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents that may be necessary to complete the purchase.
DISCUSSION:
The Riverside Police Department (RPD) purchased a five-year subscription for 300 of the Taser 10 devices to replace all of the Taser X26P previously in use. The subscription included holsters, batteries, docks, live magazines, unlimited live probes, warranty for repair and replacement, and Axon Evidence Login for access to the cloud-based system. The subscription chosen by the Department also includes all training materials and instructor course vouchers. At the end of the 5-year subscription, devices would be owned outright by the Department.
The RPD has dispersed all 300 Taser 10s to trained and certified RPD personnel. They have proven to be successful in the field with a 100% success rate thus far.
The Department conducted an audit and determined that 50 additional Taser 10s are required to outfit the remaining Police Officers and Police Sergeants in the field.
Therefore, the RPD obtained a quote from Axon Enterprise, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ, for 50 Taser 10 devices with accessories, warranty and training over a four-year subscription in the total amount of $260,474.09. Axon is providing pricing in accordance with their Sourcewell cooperative contract 092722-AXN.
On August 9, 2022, Sourcewell released a Request for Proposals No. 092722 (RFP# 092722) for Conducted Energy Weapons. The RFP# 092722 closed on September 27, 2022 with 2 responses. Both respondents were evaluated and Axon Enterprise, Inc. was ranked the highest with a score of 827 of 1000 points. Sourcewell and Axon Enterprise, Inc. entered into contract number 092722-AXN on February 3, 2023 which ends on November 21, 2026.
Therefore, the RPD is proposing to purchase 50 Taser 10 devices through a four-year subscription from Axon Enterprises, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ.
Purchasing Resolution 24101, Section 602(f) Acquisition of Goods states that: “Competitive Procurement through the Informal Procurement and Formal Procurement process shall not be required in any of the following circumstances: …(f) When Cooperative Purchasing is available and undertaken or when Goods can be obtained through Federal, State and/or other public entity pricing contracts or price agreements”.
The Purchasing Manager concurs that this purchase is in accordance with Purchasing Resolution 24101, Section 602(f).
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total fiscal impact of this action is $260,474.09 paid over a four-year term. Sufficient funding for the first year (FY 2025/26) in the amount of $65,118.52 is available in the Measure Z Fund, Police Department Field Operations Special Department Supplies Account No. 8000501-426800.
Funding for the following three years in the amount of $195,355.57 will be included in the Police Department budget during budget development for those years.
Prepared by: Eric Detmer, Police Captain
Approved by: Larry V. Gonzalez, Chief of Police
Certified as to
availability of funds: Kristie Thomas, Finance Director/Assistant Chief Financial Officer Approved by: Mike Futrell, City Manager
Approved as to form: Rebecca McKee-Reimbold, Interim City Attorney Attachment: Quote
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