In order for a Supplier to be awarded a contract, the Purchaser must determine that the Supplier meets the following minimum qualification requirements:
(a) Compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to retail dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition; possession of valid federal, state and local firearms licenses, permits, and certifications required by all applicable jurisdictions in order to deal in firearms, including but not limited to, for California Suppliers, valid State Board of Equalization seller’s permit(s) and a Certificate of Eligibility pursuant to Section 26710 of the California Penal Code.
(b) Public safety policies that serve the following purposes:
(1) Prevention, detection, and screening for the transfer of firearms or ammunition to straw buyers or firearm traffickers.
(2) Prevention of sales to prohibited individuals and persons too dangerous to possess firearms.
(3) Protection against the theft of firearms and ammunition.
(4) Employee training designed to ensure maximum compliance with the law.
(5) Assistance to law enforcement in the investigation and prevention of criminal access to guns.
(c) No unresolved ATF violations within the last five years;
(d) An average of no more than five trace requests from the ATF per year over the prior five years; and
(e) Five or fewer thefts of firearms and/or ammunition from its facilities over the prior five years.
(Added by Ord. 104-24, File No. 240175, App. 5/24/2024, Eff. 6/24/2024)