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.
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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.
