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Council approves $300,000 rifle purchase and $53,350 Head Start training contract
Summary
The council approved two purchases: a one-time $300,000 purchase of 400 police rifles to Smith & Wesson and a one-year $53,350 Head Start on-site training contract awarded to Loving Guidance; the police deputy chief said old rifles will be traded to the manufacturer per ATF rules.
The Chattanooga City Council approved two procurement items during the business session: a one-year contract for on-site specialized Head Start staff training and a one-time purchase of police rifles.
Procurement staff presented the Head Start item as a one-year agreement with an annual spend limit of $53,350, to be awarded to Loving Guidance as a sole-source provider. Council approved the purchase by voice vote.
For the police department, the council approved a one-time purchase (presented in different parts of the agenda as either 400 or 500 rifles; the clerk’s purchasing summary listed 400 rifles for $300,000) and identified Smith & Wesson as the vendor. Deputy Chief Toby Hubert said the department plans to trade existing rifles back to the manufacturer for credit rather than sell them directly; he noted that resale and transfers are regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and must be processed through qualified federal firearms licensees.
The purchases were adopted by voice vote. The transcript does not include a recorded roll-call tally. The city will proceed with vendor awards and the police department will follow federal rules for disposition of replaced firearms and manufacturer trade-in processing.
