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A1410
ASSEMBLY, No. 1410
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblyman AL ABDELAZIZ
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblywoman LINDA S. CARTER
District 22 (Somerset and Union)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Swain, Assemblymen Tully and Stewart
SYNOPSIS
���� "Firearm and Ammunition Procurement Act";
establishes State procurement practices for firearms, ammunition, and firearm
accessories.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
��
An Act
establishing the �Firearm and Ammunition Procurement
Act�
and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� This act shall be known
and may be cited as the �Firearm and Ammunition Procurement Act.�
���� 2.� As used in this act:
���� �Ammunition� shall have the
same meaning as defined in subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2007, c.318
(C.2C:58-3.3).
���� �Bidder� means any person,
firm, corporation, or partnership, or any combination thereof, who submits a
bid to a State agency for a contract award with the State agency.
���� �Contractor� means any person,
firm, corporation, or partnership, or any combination thereof, who enters into
a contract or agreement with a State agency.
���� �Firearm� shall have the same
meaning as defined in subsection f. of N.J.S.2C:39-1 and 18 U.S.C. s.921.
���� �Firearm accessory� means a
supplementary item or component designed to enhance a firearm�s functionality,
performance, or user experience or to modify a firearm or external gear used in
conjunction with a firearm, including, but not limited to, the following:
sights and optics; holsters; magazines; grips; slings; muzzle devices,
suppressors, compensators, and flash hiders; bipods; trigger upgrades and
conversion devices; cleaning kits; and ammunition carriers.
���� �Firearm precursor part� means
any forging, casting, printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar object
that has reached a stage in manufacture where it may readily be completed,
assembled, or converted to be used as a firearm frame or receiver as defined in
subsection k. of N.J.S.2C:39-9, or that is marketed or sold to the public to
become or be used as a firearm frame or receiver as defined in subsection k. of
N.J.S.2C:39-9 once completed, assembled, or converted.
���� �State agency� means any of
the principal departments in the Executive Branch of the State Government, and
any division, board, bureau, office, commission, or other instrumentality
within or created by such department and any independent State authority,
commission, instrumentality, or agency which is authorized by law to award
contracts.
���� 3.� A State agency shall
require a bidder who engages in the public procurement process to certify,
before the contract is awarded, renewed, amended, or extended, that the bidder does
not sell unserialized gun build kits or firearm precursor parts, including, but
not limited to, unserialized firearms, unserialized unfinished frames, and
unserialized unfinished receivers.� Such certification by the bidder shall also
require the disclosure of any violation found from any type of inspection
conducted by a federal, State, or local agency during the two most recent
firearm, ammunition, or firearm accessory inspections.
���� 4.� a.� A bidder seeking the
award of, or a contractor who is awarded, a contract with a State agency for
the procurement of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories shall, during
the public procurement process, on an annual basis, and upon request of the State
agency, provide to such State agency:
���� (1)�� a copy of any required
valid license, permit, or certificate;
���� (2)�� any materials
documenting the number of trace requests the bidder or contractor received from
the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for each year
within the past five calendar years, and the time between the sale of a firearm
subject to such trace request and the crime that generated such trace request,
if applicable;
���� (3)�� materials documenting
any thefts or losses from the bidder�s or contractor�s premises for the past
five calendar years;
���� (4)�� copies of the two most
recent inspection reports of any firearm, ammunition, or firearm accessory
inspection conducted by a federal, State, or local agency, including, but not
limited to, any follow-up materials documenting administrative actions taken by
such agency;
���� (5)�� any materials
documenting the bidder�s or contractor�s corrective actions taken in response
to a finding of noncompliance or violation of any federal, State, or local
firearm, ammunition, or firearm accessory law, regulation, or other
requirement, if applicable; and
���� (6)�� proof of compliance with
all applicable local, State, and federal laws, including any such law related
to firearm licensing, certification, and permitting and firearm precursor parts.
���� b.� In addition to complying
with subsection a. of this section, a bidder seeking the award of, or a
contractor who is awarded, a contract with a State agency for the procurement
of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories shall, during the public
procurement process, on an annual basis, and upon request of the State agency,
provide to such State agency, in writing, any practices or policies, including,
but not limited to, any amendments to those practices or policies made during
the public procurement process, in effect or adopted by the bidder or
contractor, or required by any contract term that:
���� (1) prevent, detect, or screen
for the transfer of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories to straw
purchasers, as defined in section 2 of P.L.2022, c.56 (C.2C:58-34), or to
firearm traffickers;
���� (2) prevent, detect, or screen
against the sale of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories to an
individual prohibited from possessing a firearm by federal, State, or local
law, or court order;
���� (3) prevent, detect, or
document the theft or loss of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories;
���� (4) train employees or
subcontractors to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, State, and
local firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories laws and regulations;
���� (5) assist law enforcement
agencies in the investigation or prevention of criminal access to firearms,
ammunition, or firearm accessories; and
���� (6) operate a digital video
surveillance system.
���� 5.� a.� A State agency shall
reject a bid from a bidder or cancel a contract with a contractor if the bidder
or contractor has not complied with the provisions of this act, P.L.��� , c.���
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
���� b.� A State agency shall not
waive any of the requirements established pursuant to this act or make exigent
or emergency purchases of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories.
���� 6.� a.� Each State agency, in
coordination with the Office of the Attorney General, shall develop processes
and procedures to implement the provisions of this act, P.L.��� , c.���
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), which shall include,
but may not be limited to, a process to administer and assess a bidder�s or
contractor�s compliance with the requirements of this act.
���� b.� The processes and
procedures developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section may include:
���� (1) a prequalification process
to preapprove potential bidders;
���� (2) a scoring system to be
used in contracting or purchasing that evaluates a bidder�s or contractor�s
public safety values relating to firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories;
and
���� (3) termination of any
contract with a contractor found to not be in compliance with the requirements
of this act.
���� 7.� This act, P.L.��� , c.���
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), shall apply to any
contract for the procurement of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories
which a State agency solicits, enters into, awards, amends, renews, or extends
on or after the effective date of this act.
���� 8.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill establishes the
�Firearm and Ammunition Procurement Act� to develop State procurement practices
for firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.
���� Under this bill, State
agencies must require a bidder who engages in the public procurement process to
certify, before the contract is awarded, renewed, amended, or extended, that
the bidder does not sell unserialized gun build kits or firearm precursor parts,
including, but not limited to, unserialized firearms, unserialized unfinished
frames, and unserialized unfinished receivers.� This certification by the
bidder must include the disclosure of any violation found from any type of
inspection conducted by a federal, State, or local agency during the two most
recent firearm, ammunition, or firearm accessory inspections.
���� The bill also requires a
bidder seeking the award of, or a contractor who is awarded, a contract with a
State agency for the procurement of firearms, ammunition, or firearm
accessories to, during the public procurement process, on an annual basis, and
upon request of the State agency, provide to the State agency certain proof and
materials related to firearm, ammunition, or firearm accessory safety.
���� Under the bill, a State agency
must reject a bid from a bidder or cancel a contract with a contractor if the
bidder or contractor has not complied with the provisions of this bill.� A
State agency will not be permitted to make exigent or emergency purchases of
firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories.
���� This bill also requires each
State agency, in coordination with the Office of the Attorney General, to
develop processes and procedures to implement the provisions of this bill.
���� This bill will apply to any
contract for the procurement of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories
which a State agency solicits, enters into, awards, amends, renews, or extends
on or after the effective date of this bill.