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Bid Title

RFQ for Sale of Assorted Lots of Surplus Firearms and Other Weapons

Issuing Agency

Lackawanna County

Location

Pennsylvania

Published Date

Nov 5, 2025

Closing Date

Dec 4, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

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Project Description

RFQ for Sale of Assorted Lots of Surplus Firearms and Other Weapons

RFQ# 338-25-151

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a fair and open process, sealed bids will be received and reviewed by the Lackawanna County Commissioners, Lackawanna County Sheriff’s Department, and Lackawanna Controllers Office for the sale of surplus firearms and other weapons.

The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit bids from qualified firms to purchase surplus firearms and other weapons from the Lackawanna County Sheriff’s Department. All bidders must possess a valid and current Federal Firearms License (FFL). A copy of the FFL must be submitted with the bid.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be conducted on Nov. 20, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the Lackawanna County Sheriff’s Office, 200 N. Washington Ave. Scranton. Only Federal Firearms Licensed Vendors shall be given the opportunity to view the surplus lot and receive a complete list of items in the lot.  Only FFL vendors who attend the meeting will be allowed to submit bids.

Questions must be submitted by Dec. 1, 2025, at 4 p.m. via email to EvanchoD@lackawannacounty.org

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Request for Bid

Lackawanna County Sherriff’s Department

Sealed Bids for the Sale of Assorted Lots of Surplus Firearms and Other Weapons

RFQ#338-25-151

1. INTRODUCTION:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: that pursuant to a fair and open process, sealed bids will be received and

reviewed by the Lackawanna County Commissioners, Lackawanna County Sheriff’s Department, and

Lackawanna Controllers Office for the sale of surplus firearms and other weapons.

2. PURPOSE:

The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit bids from qualified firms to purchase surplus firearms and other

weapons from the Lackawanna County Sheriff’s Department. All bidders must possess a valid and

current Federal Firearms License (FFL). A copy of the FFL must be submitted with the bid.

3. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:

RFQ documents will be available online at the County Website: www.lackawannacounty.org

Four (4) copies of Sealed Bids shall be sent to the Lackawanna County Chief Controllers Office by

courier (FedEx, UPS etc.). 123 Wyoming Avenue, 2nd Floor, Lackawanna County Government Center,

Scranton, PA 18503 not later than 11AM December 4, 2025. Hand delivered bids will be accepted.

Bid envelopes shall be plainly marked with the Project Title and the RFQ Number for which the bid

is intended. The County assumes no responsibility for delays in any form of carrier, mail, or delivery

service, causing the submission to be received after the required due date and time. Submissions

by fax, telephone and email are prohibited. Bid Opening will be 2:00PM on December 4,2025

in the Commissioners Conference Room, 5th Floor, Lackawanna County Government

Center at the Globe. 123 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503. Bid opening will be

public.

4. BID SECURITY

A bid bond, certified check, or cash in the amount of 10% of the bid amount is required to

be submitted with each bid, payable to the Lackawanna County Treasurer, as a guarantee

of the bidder’s willingness to execute the contract if awarded the same.

5. Mandatory Sample Office Walk Thru:

A Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be conducted on November 20, 2025, at 10: AM. Lackawanna

County Sheriff’s Office, 200 North Washington Avenue Scranton, PA 18503. Only Federal Firearms

Licensed Vendors shall be given the opportunity to view the surplus lot and receive a complete list

of items in the lot. Only FFL vendors who attend the meeting will be allowed to submit bids. Vendors

must register for the meeting. Registration requests must be sent to

EvanchoD@lackawannacounty.org by 4PM April 10, 2025. The vendor must include a copy of

their Federal Firearms License when making a reservation.

.

6. QUESTIONS:

Questions must be submitted via email to: EvanchoD@lackawannacounty.org

Request for Bid

Lackawanna County Sherriff’s Department

Sealed Bids for the Sale of Assorted Lots of Surplus Firearms and Other Weapons

RFQ#338-25-151

Final questions pertaining to this RFQ must be submitted by 4:00PM December 1, 2025.

7. Insurance

The vendor shall carry, in a solvent company authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania a General Liability Insurance covering vendor and its employees in the amount of

$1,000,000.00 single limit bodily injury/property damage including Products Liability. A

Certificate of Insurance is required to be submitted with the bid.

8. CRITERIA FOR EVALUTION OFPROPOSAL:

Award shall be made to the firm that submitted the highest qualified offer for the total lot.

The right to reject any and all bids is hereby reserved by Lackawanna County

9. CONFLICT OFINTEREST:

All bids must state that there are no conflicts of interest to which the firm would be subject if it were

to provide the requested services on behalf of the County. “I certify that no conflicts of interest exist

if _________________________ (Company or Individual Name) is the successful bidder for this

procurement.

________________________________ Signature _______________Date.

10. COMMUNICATION WITH ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS:

All communications during this process should be directed to the appropriate contact listed in this

request for bids. Any firm that makes any effort to communicate with any other official of

Lackawanna County, either directly or indirectly, during this process will be EXCLUDED from

consideration.

11. CONFIDENTIALITY:

This RFQ, and all bids received in response, will remain confidential (with the exception of

information that was previously public information) and will not be used for any purpose other than

the evaluation of the bids received by the Board. Each respondent, by responding to this Request,

acknowledges the terms expressed above and agrees to safeguard the details of this process and the

contents of this document.

Request for Bid

Lackawanna County Sherriff’s Department

Sealed Bids for the Sale of Assorted Lots of Surplus Firearms and Other Weapons

RFQ#338-25-151

Request for Bid

Lackawanna County Sherriff’s Department

Sealed Bids for the Sale of Assorted Lots of Surplus Firearms and Other Weapons

RFQ#338-25-151

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 332994Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing

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