File #: 25-0524    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 9/16/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 11/3/2025 Final action:
Title: Approval of a 10-Year Contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. in the Amount of $3,112,658.44 for the Purchase of Replacement and Additional Taser Equipment for the Durham County Sheriff's Office.
Attachments: 1. Supplemental, 2. Sole Source Letter - CEW 2025, 3. Axon_Service Contract Template_FY2026, 4. Attachment 1_Axon_Scope of Services Form_FY2026, 5. Attachment 1A_Durham County Sheriff (200) 10 Year (for signature) V.4, 6. Attachment 1B_Axon_DURHAM COUNTY SHERIFF T10 SLIDES and Pricing, 7. Attachment 1C_Axon_Master Services & Purchasing Agreement, 8. Attachment 1D_Axon_Sole Source Letter - CEW 2025
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Approval of a 10-Year Contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. in the Amount of $3,112,658.44 for the Purchase of Replacement and Additional Taser Equipment for the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.

 

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Date of BOCC Meeting: November 10, 2025

 

Request for Board Action:

Agenda Text

The Board is requested to approve a 10-Year Contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the Purchase of Replacement and Additional Taser Equipment for the Durham County Sheriff’s Office. The Board is also requested to authorize the County Manager to sign subsequent renewals so long as the total amount doesn’t exceed $3,112,658.44 over a 10-Year Period. The Sheriff’s Office is currently in year four of a five-year agreement with Axon Enterprises, Inc. The final year payment of $153,009.39 is due in April 2026. Axon has agreed to accept the final payment of the existing contract for the first year of the new contract. All subsequent renewals will be budgeted during the budget cycle. The annual operating budget impact of this contract in Years 2-10 (FY2027-35) will be $328,849.85/year.

 

The Sheriff’s Office has been utilizing Axon Taser products, previously known as Taser International Inc., for the last 15 years and intends to continue using Axon Enterprise, Inc. This contract was most recently approved by the Board at the February 14th, 2022, meeting (Agenda Item #22-0011) as a sole source provider. The Sheriff’s Office intends to replace the existing 143 tasers and add an additional 57 tasers, for a new total of 200 tasers issued across the agency.

 

 

Alignment with Strategic Plan: This request aligns with the County’s Goal 3: Safe Community

 

Resource Persons: John Carden, Lieutenant, Durham County Sheriff's Office; Tom Cote, Major of Operations, Durham County Sheriff's Office; Clarence Birkhead, Sheriff of Durham County. 

 

County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board

approve a 10-Year Contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. in the amount of $3,112,658.44 for the Purchase of Replacement and Additional Taser Equipment for the Durham County Sheriff’s Office. The Board is also requested to authorize the County Manager to sign subsequent renewals so long as the total amount doesn’t exceed $3,112,658.44 over a 10-Year Period

 

Signature

County Manager: ____________________________